Collocations for "principal"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "principal" in context.
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principal
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [public, private, high, secondary] school principal
- the [vice, deputy, acting, interim] principal
- the [show, movie, play] principal
- the [orchestra, symphony, group] principal
- the [loan, credit, mortgage] principal
- [a company, a foundation, an organization] principal
- the principal of the [company]
- was [punished, expelled, reprimanded] by the principal
- was [appointed, named] (school) principal
- [pay off, repay, clear] the principal
- a principal of [$50,000]
- called to the principal's office
- is the principal [investor, investigator, developer]
- was the principal [author, contributor]
- the principal reason for me [leaving, coming] is
- the principal [areas, districts] of the [city, town]
- the principal source of [income, wealth]
- the principal [sponsor, advisor, backer]
- my principal [concern, worry] is
- is the principal [component, part] in
- are the principal [reasons, motives, purposes] (for)
- whose principal [activities, duties] include
- has a principal balance of [$50,000]
- principal [returns, interest]
'principal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Chinese
- address
- aggregate
- aim
- cane
- catalyst
- chamber
- classroom
- compel
- crab
- discipline
- drawback
- empty
- export
- facet
- failings
- friendly
- function
- gown
- high school
- interim
- lenient
- locker
- maker
- mandate
- marker
- meaning
- mellow
- moon
- need
- objective
- pipe
- pollution
- punish
- recruit
- relate
- report
- rice
- road
- roast
- save
- seat
- task
- treatment
- welcome