Remainder

//ɹɪˈmeɪndə// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Remaining. not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.

    "My son ate part of his cake and I ate the remainder."

  2. 2
    a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold wordnet
  3. 3
    The amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend without producing a negative result. If n (dividend) and d (divisor) are integers, then n can always be expressed in the form n = dq + r, where q (quotient) and r (remainder) are also integers and 0 ≤ r < d.

    "17 leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 3."

  4. 4
    the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend wordnet
  5. 5
    The number left over after a simple subtraction

    "10 minus 4 leaves a remainder of 6"

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  1. 6
    the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor wordnet
  2. 7
    Excess stock items left unsold and subject to reduction in price.

    "I got a really good price on this shirt because it was a remainder."

  3. 8
    something left after other parts have been taken away wordnet
  4. 9
    An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined
Verb
  1. 1
    To mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price. transitive

    "The bookstore remaindered the unsold copies of that book at the end of summer."

  2. 2
    sell cheaply as remainders wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English remaindre, remeigner, from Anglo-Norman remaindre, with infinitive used as noun.

Etymology 2

From Middle English remaindre, remeigner, from Anglo-Norman remaindre, with infinitive used as noun.

Etymology 3

From Middle English remaindre, remeigner, from Anglo-Norman remaindre, with infinitive used as noun.

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