principal

  • 21principal — princìpāl m <G principála> DEFINICIJA 1. pov. glavar, predstojnik, ravnatelj 2. šef, vlasnik i predstojnik trgovačke kuće 3. ekon. onaj koji ovlašćuje drugu osobu da u njezino ime i za njezin račun djeluje kao njezin agent ili mešetar 4.… …

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  • 22principal — adj *chief, main, leading, foremost, capital Analogous words: *dominant, predominant, paramount: vital, cardinal, fundamental, *essential: preeminent, *supreme, superlative …

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  • 23principal — adj Chief; leading; most important or considerable; primary; original. Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree. As to principal challenge principal contract principal obligation principal office principal vein, see those… …

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  • 24PRINCIPAL — ALE. adj. Qui est le premier, le plus considérable, le plus remarquable en son genre. Principal emploi. Son principal but. Les points et les articles principaux d un traité, d un contrat de mariage. C est là son principal défaut, sa principale… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 25principal — ► adjetivo 1 Que ocupa el primer lugar en estimación o importancia y destaca sobre el resto: ■ es el actor principal de la película; el tema principal de la novela es el amor. SINÓNIMO fundamental ANTÓNIMO accesorio ► adjetivo/ sustantivo… …

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  • 26principal — in the case of a loan, refers to the actual amount borrowed and on which interest is paid. Glossary of Business Terms The remaining balance owed on a loan by a borrower or on a security by its issuer, exclusive of any accrued interest. American… …

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  • 27Principal — (1) The total amount of money being borrowed or lent. (2) The party affected by agent decisions in a principal agent relationship. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. principal prin‧ci‧pal 1 [ˈprɪnspl] noun 1. [singular] FINANCE… …

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  • 28principal — 01. The child was sent to see the [principal] after threatening to beat up a smaller boy on the playground. 02. The [principal] reason why she quit her job was because she didn t feel she had any future there. 03. A wise man once said that all of …

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  • 29principal — I. Principal, [princip]ale. adj. Capital, qui est le premier, le plus considerable, le plus remarquable en son genre. Principal employ. son principal but. les points & les articles principaux d un traité, d un contract de mariage. c est là son… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 30principal — 1. adjective the principal cause of poor air quality Syn: main, chief, primary, leading, foremost, first, first line, most important, predominant, dominant, (most) prominent; key, crucial, vital, essential, basic, prime, central …

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