the principal sum

• 资本； 本金

the principal sum的用法和样例：

例句

1. The company capitalized its reserve funds.
   这家公司把储备基金用作资本。
2. Thought, not money, is the real business capital.
   真正的商业资本，是思想，而非金钱。
3. You should repay principal and interest.
   你必须偿还本金和利息。
4. Interest is reckoned as a certain percentage yearly on the principal.
   利息按照某个比例在本金的基础上每年计算一次。