Definitions for principally
prin·ci·pal·ly

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. chiefly, principally, primarily, mainly, in the main(adverb)

   for the most part

   "he is mainly interested in butterflies"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. principally(Adverb)

   In a primary manner; pertaining to the principal of a matter.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Principally(adverb)

   in a principal manner; primarily; above all; chiefly; mainly

How to pronounce principally?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of principally in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of principally in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of principally in a Sentence

1. Joseph Conrad:

   Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men.

2. Chairman Gareth Davis:

   Philip has a clear set of priorities for this transition period, principally the turnaround of the online business.

3. White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

   For a long time Iran had resisted cooperating with any sort of inspections IAEA wanted to do, and as a result of the international pressure that built up over time, principally because of the tough economic sanctions that the United States put in place and got the rest of the international community to go along with, we now see indications that Iran is cooperating with IAEA inspections.

4. Defense James Mattis:

   We have been engaging with their home countries. Home being the country they were a citizen of when they left to go fight. Now, in some cases, those countries have stripped them of their citizenship, so they have a different view as far as what their status is today. So this is not simple, now that's being worked principally, of course, by State Department, and we're giving all the support that we can.

5. State Antony Blinken:

   What we are focused on, besides the implementation of the (U.N.) Security Council resolutions, is relentlessly building pressure on North Korea, working principally with our key allies Japan and (South) Korea, we are working in various ways to cut off all the revenues going to the regime. For example, they have ... overseas workers whose remittances are not going back to their families, but are going to the regime. We’re working to cut those off.

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