remainder
Noun · VerbOpen English WordNet
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: balanceresidualresidueresiduumrestType of part, portionKinds leftover, remnant
- the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisorType of number
- the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuendSynonyms: differenceType of numberKinds balance, solvency margin, denivelation
- a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or soldSynonyms: endremnantoddmentType of piece of cloth, piece of materialKinds fag end
Verb (1)
- sell cheaply as remainders“The publisher remaindered the books”More general sell
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: 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.” John Dryden
If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes off clear, the remainder yields no salt.— John Arbuthnot
2. Mathematics The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction.
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.
Synonyms: Balance; rest; residue; remnant; leavings.
Remaining; left; left over; refuse.
Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit After a voyage.— William Shakespeare
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54