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Remainder
rɪˈmeɪndə
Remainder definitions
noun
remainder
remainders
- a part of something that is left over when other parts have been completed, used, or dealt with
"leave a few mushrooms for garnish and slice the remainder"
residue balance remaining part/number/quantity part/number/quantity (that is) left over rest others those left remnant remnants rump surplus difference extra excess superfluity overflow overspill additional people/material/things extra people/material/things- the number which is left over in a division in which one quantity does not exactly divide another
"23 divided by 3 is 7, remainder 2"
- a copy of a book left unsold when demand has fallen
"it seems that buying and selling remainders is the lowest form of bookselling"
- a property interest that becomes effective in possession only when a prior interest (created at the same time) ends
verb
remainder
remaindered
remaindering
remainders
- dispose of (a book left unsold) at a reduced price
"titles are being remaindered increasingly quickly to save on overheads"