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1. | 1. ''Agency - law.'' | ||
In agency law, an individual or other legal person represented by an agent. | |||
2. | 2. ''Law - legal persons.'' | ||
The amount of an investment or a loan, excluding any interest. | In law, a legal person acting on their own behalf. | ||
3. ''Investment and borrowing.'' | |||
The amount of an investment or a loan, excluding any interest. | |||
When the whole of a loan is drawn down at the start, the principal is simply the amount originally borrowed. | When the whole of a loan is drawn down at the start, the principal is simply the amount originally borrowed. | ||
4. ''Financial instruments - cashflows.'' | |||
The reference amount of a traded financial instrument, used to determine its future cashflows. | The reference amount of a traded financial instrument, used to determine its future cashflows. | ||
5. ''Importance - scale.'' | |||
Most important, or largest. | |||
The concepts of 'principal' above, should not be confused with ''[[principle]]'', which is different. | |||
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* [[Agency]] | * [[Agency]] | ||
* [[Agent]] | * [[Agent]] | ||
* [[Annuity factor]] | |||
* [[Arm’s length principle]] | |||
* [[Contractor]] | |||
* [[Coupon]] | |||
* [[Coupon rate]] | * [[Coupon rate]] | ||
* [[Default]] | |||
* [[Dual currency bond]] | * [[Dual currency bond]] | ||
* [[Duration]] | |||
* [[Endowment]] | |||
* [[Employee]] | |||
* [[Employer]] | |||
* [[Foreign currency bond]] | * [[Foreign currency bond]] | ||
* [[Forward forward contract]] | * [[Forward forward contract]] | ||
* [[Instalment]] | |||
* [[Interest]] | |||
* [[Life]] | |||
* [[Maturity]] | |||
* [[Mortgage]] | |||
* [[Non-performing loan]] | * [[Non-performing loan]] | ||
* [[Notional principal]] | |||
* [[Paying agent]] | * [[Paying agent]] | ||
* [[Point]] | * [[Point]] | ||
* [[Principal employer]] | |||
* [[Principal risk]] | |||
* [[Principal value]] | |||
* [[Principal write down]] | |||
* [[Principle]] | |||
* [[Security]] | |||
* [[Self-financing loan]] | * [[Self-financing loan]] | ||
* [[Separate personality principle]] | |||
* [[Terminal value]] | |||
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]] | |||
[[Category:The_business_context]] | |||
[[Category:Corporate_finance]] | |||
[[Category:Intercompany_funding]] | |||
[[Category:Investment]] | |||
[[Category:Long_term_funding]] | |||
[[Category:Cash_management]] | |||
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]] | |||
[[Category:Liquidity_management]] | |||
Latest revision as of 01:04, 13 March 2023
1. Agency - law.
In agency law, an individual or other legal person represented by an agent.
2. Law - legal persons.
In law, a legal person acting on their own behalf.
3. Investment and borrowing.
The amount of an investment or a loan, excluding any interest.
When the whole of a loan is drawn down at the start, the principal is simply the amount originally borrowed.
4. Financial instruments - cashflows.
The reference amount of a traded financial instrument, used to determine its future cashflows.
5. Importance - scale.
Most important, or largest.
The concepts of 'principal' above, should not be confused with principle, which is different.
See also
- Acceleration
- Agency
- Agent
- Annuity factor
- Arm’s length principle
- Contractor
- Coupon
- Coupon rate
- Default
- Dual currency bond
- Duration
- Endowment
- Employee
- Employer
- Foreign currency bond
- Forward forward contract
- Instalment
- Interest
- Life
- Maturity
- Mortgage
- Non-performing loan
- Notional principal
- Paying agent
- Point
- Principal employer
- Principal risk
- Principal value
- Principal write down
- Principle
- Security
- Self-financing loan
- Separate personality principle
- Terminal value
