debt vs principal

principal vs debt

debt and principal both are nouns.

debt is not an adjective while principal is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
debt	Yes	No	No	No
principal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, principal is a hyponym of debt; that is, principal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than debt:

debt: money or goods or services owed by one person to another
principal: the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

Other hyponyms of debt include arrears, national debt, public debt, debt ceiling, debt limit, bad debt, installment debt, loan, score, debt of honor.

debt (noun)	principal (noun)
an obligation to pay or do something	the educator who has executive authority for a school
money or goods or services owed by one person to another	an actor who plays a principal role
the state of owing something (especially money)	the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
	(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
	the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
	capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

debt (adjective)	principal (adjective)
	most important element

Difference between debt and principal

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