re·main·der (r -m n d r)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.
[Middle English, second party's right of ownership, from Anglo-Norman, from remeindre, to remain, variant of Old French remaindre, remainer; see remain.] |
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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | 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"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 divisornumber - 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 minuendbalance - 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 soldfag end - the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope | | Verb | 1. | remainder - sell cheaply as remainders; "The publisher remaindered the books"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" |
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; remainder [rɪˈmeɪndəʳ] remain n → Rest m remainder [rɪˈmeɪndəʳ] n → resto;
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