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Remainder

/ɹəˈmeɪndə/

A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed.

📖 Definitions of "Remainder"

noun
  1. 1

    A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed.

    "My son ate part of his cake and I ate the remainder."

  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 < d.

    "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."

verb
  1. 1

    To 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."

adjective
  1. 1

    Remaining.

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