remainder

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: balance residual residue residuum rest difference end remnant oddment

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

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”Synonyms: balance residual residue residuum rest
the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuendSynonyms: difference
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or soldSynonyms: end remnant oddment

Verb (1)

sell cheaply as remainders“The publisher remaindered the books”

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Remainder \Re*main"der\, a. Remaining; left; left over; refuse. [1913 Webster]

Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit After a voyage. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Remainder \Re*main"der\ (r?-m?n"d?r), n. [OF. remaindre, inf. See Remain.]

1.Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant. "The last remainders of unhappy Troy." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes off clear, the remainder yields no salt.— Arbuthnot.[1913 Webster]

2.(Math.) The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction. [1913 Webster]

3.(Law) An estate in expectancy, generally in land, which becomes an estate in possession upon the determination of a particular prior estate, created at the same time, and by the same instrument; for example, if land be conveyed to A for life, and on his death to B, A's life interest is a particuar estate, and B's interest is a remainder, or estate in remainder. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Balance; rest; residue; remnant; leavings. [1913 Webster]