bond-basics

Principal

The face amount or Par amount of a Bond, not including interest, payable on its Maturity Date.

See Also

Par Value

The stated or face amount of a bond.

Interest

The amount of compensation for the use of borrowed money paid to the bondholders by the issuer or the borrower.

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Level Debt Service

A maturity schedule in which the combined annual amount of principal and interest payments remains relatively constant over the life of a bond issue.