Czech mortgage glossary
Principal
The originally borrowed amount, gradually repaid. The current principal balance is what you owe the bank at any given moment. An extraordinary payment reduces the principal in one go; an annuity reduces it slowly month by month. Interest is always calculated from the principal balance, so faster principal repayment means a lower total mortgage cost.
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