principal amount

Definition 1

The amount borrowed (such as the face value of a debt security), or the part of the amount borrowed which remains unpaid (excluding interest), here also called principal.

Definition 2

The part of a monthly payment that reduces the outstanding balance of a mortgage.

Definition 3

The original investment.

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