remainder

re·main·der  (r-mndr)

n.

1. Something left over after other parts have been taken away.

2. Mathematics

a. The number left over when one integer is divided by another: The remainder plus the product of the quotient times the divisor equals the dividend.

b. The number obtained when one number is subtracted from another; the difference.

3. Law An estate in land that is conveyed only after the termination of a preceding estate created at the same time.

4. A book that remains with a publisher after sales have fallen off, usually sold at a reduced price.

tr.v. re·main·dered, re·main·der·ing, re·main·ders

To sell or dispose of as a remainder.

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[Middle English, second party's right of ownership, from Anglo-Norman, from remeindre, to remain, variant of Old French remaindre, remainer; see remain.]

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remainder

Noun

1. a part or portion that is left after use or the passage of time: we ate some biscuits and the remainder of the jam

2. Maths

a. the amount left over when one quantity cannot be exactly divided by another: for 10 ÷ 3, the remainder is 1

b. the amount left over when one quantity is subtracted from another

3. a number of copies of a book sold cheaply because it has been impossible to sell them at full price

Verb

to sell (copies of a book) as a remainder

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remainder  (r-mndr)

In division, the difference between the dividend and the product of the quotient and divisor. Dividing 14 by 3 gives 4 and a remainder of 2.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	remainder - something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" residual, residuum, rest, residue, balance component part, part, portion, component, constituent - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" leftover, remnant - a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
	2.	remainder - the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"
	3.	remainder - the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend difference balance - the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"
	4.	remainder - a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold oddment, remnant, end fag end - the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric
Verb	1.	remainder - sell cheaply as remainders; "The publisher remaindered the books" commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"

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remainder

noun rest, remains, balance, trace, excess, surplus, butt, remnant, relic, residue, stub, vestige(s), tail end, dregs, oddment, leavings, residuum

Translations

remainder [rɪˈmeɪndəʳ] n → resto

remainder [rɪˈmeɪndəʳ] remain n → reste m;

(Comm) → fin f de série

remainder [rɪˈmeɪndəʳ] remain n → Rest m

vt (Comm) → zu ermäßigtem Preis anbieten

remainder [rɪˈmeɪndəʳ] n → resto;

(COMM) → rimanenza