principal sum

/ˌprɪnsəpəl səm/
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Other forms: principal sums

Definitions of principal sum
  1. noun
    capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
    synonyms: corpus, principal
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    type of:
    capital
    wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
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