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remainder

re·main·der

UK/ɹɪˈmeɪndə/ US/ɹəˈmeɪndə/ uncommon
noun (4) verb (1)

noun

1.

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”
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2.

the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor

3.

the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

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4.

a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

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verb

1.

sell cheaply as remainders

  • “The publisher remaindered the books”

Origin

From Middle English remaindre, remeigner, from Anglo-Norman remaindre, with infinitive used as noun.

Phrases

  • + +... = addition, summation
  • + = addition, summation
  • Chinese remainder theorem
  • contingent remainder
  • remainder mark
  • remainder trust
  • vested remainder
  • vested remainder subject to open

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