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Remainder

noun
/ɹəˈmeɪndə/
Word Frequency: 12.2

Definitions

1.nounA part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed.
"My son ate part of his cake and I ate the remainder."
2.nounThe 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.
"11 divided by 2 is 5 remainder 1."
3.nounThe number left over after a simple subtraction
"10 minus 4 leaves a remainder of 6"
4.nounExcess stock items left unsold and subject to reduction in price.
"I got a really good price on this shirt because it was a remainder."
5.nounAn estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined
6.verbTo mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price.
"The bookstore remaindered the unsold copies of that book at the end of summer at a reduced price."
7.adjectiveRemaining.

Synonyms

laveremnantresiduerestsurplusleftoverresiduumresidualoddmentendscrapremain

Antonyms

dearthdeficiencydeficitshortageundersupply

Rhymes With

attainderbill of attainderascertained herattained herchained hercomplained herconstrained hercontained her
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