remainder

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.
   • You can have the remainder of my clothes.
2. 2

   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 <

   • 17 leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 3.
   • 11 divided by 2 is 5 remainder 1.
3. 3

   The number left over after a simple subtraction

   • 10 minus 4 leaves a remainder of 6
4. 4

   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.
5. 5

   An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined

syn. residue · rest · lave · surplus · leavings · leftover · ort · relic · remainder · remains · remanent · residuum

ant. dearth · deficiency · deficit · shortage · undersupply · adjunct · decrement

1. 1

   Remaining.not-comparable

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.