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amount owed on a loan. Usually the face value of a debt (a bond).
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The principal is the initial money invested in a bond, in a $1000 bond with $50 coupon payments for several years the $1000 is the principal...if a bond is sold above the principal it is said to be at a premium, conversely if it is below it is said to be at a discount.
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