principals
SayPRIN-si-puhlz/ˈpɹɪnsɪpəlz/
- 1Plural of principal.
The district invited all its principals to the leadership conference.
Both principals in the deal signed the contract themselves.
Note
A regular -s plural that belongs to the people: school heads, the parties who authorize an agent to act for them, the main actors in a crime, the two sides of a duel. The financial principal, the sum on which interest is calculated, is uncountable, so it seldom takes this ending. In writing, watch the homophone principles. It sounds the same but is a different word entirely, and the two are often confused.
principals is a form of principal
principal, noun: The person who heads and manages a school, college, or university. Full entry
- Forms
- principalprincipals plural
- Spelling
- principal → principals: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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