remainder

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Etymology

From remain +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -eɪndə(r)

Noun

remainder (plural remainders)

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

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

   You can have the remainder of my clothes.

   • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page viii

     Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.

2. (mathematics) 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.

   17 leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 3.

   11 divided by 2 is 5 remainder 1.

3. (mathematics) The number left over after a simple subtraction

   10 minus 4 leaves a remainder of 6

4. (commerce) Excessive 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. (law) An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined

Synonyms

• (a part or parts remaining): remnant, residue, rest
• surplus

Derived terms

• remainderman
• contingent remainder

Translations

what remains after some has been removed

Czech: zbytek (cs) m. Dutch: rest (nl) m., restant (nl) n., overblijfsel (nl), overschot (nl) n. Finnish: loput (fi), jäännös (fi) Interlingua: resto (ia)

Japanese: 残り (ja) (nokori) Russian: остаток (ru) (ostátok) m., остатки (ru) (ostátki) pl. Spanish: resto (es) m. Telugu: తరవాయి (te) (taravaayi)

mathematics: amount left over after repeatedly subtracting the divisor

Czech: zbytek (cs) m. Dutch: rest (nl) m. Finnish: jakojäännös (fi)

Japanese: 剰余 (ja) (jōyo) Russian: остаток (ru) (ostátok) m. Turkish: kalan (tr)

mathematics: number left over after a simple subtraction

Dutch: rest (nl) m.

Turkish: kalan (tr)

items left unsold and subject to reduction in price

Czech: zbytek (cs) m. Dutch: overschot (nl) n., overstock (nl) m., onverkochte/overtollige voorrraad Finnish: jäännöserä (fi)

German: Restposten (de) Japanese: 売れ残り (ja) (urenokori) Russian: остаток (ru) (ostátok) m., остатки (ru) (ostátki) pl.

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Arabic: الباقي (al-bāqi) Mandarin: 剩馀 (shèng yú) French: restant m., reste m., résidu m., invendu, surplus m. German: Rest m. Hungarian: maradék pl. Italian: resto m. (1), avanzo m. Korean: 나머지 (nameoji) Portuguese: resto m. Spanish: resto m. Swedish: rest c.

See also

• remainderman

Adjective

remainder (not comparable)

1. remaining

Synonyms

• leftover

Translations

remaining

Dutch: overblijvend (nl), resterend (nl)

Verb

remainder (third-person singular simple present remainders, present participle remaindering, simple past and past participle remaindered)

1. (commerce) 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.

Translations

commerce

Dutch: opruimen (nl), uitverkopen (nl)

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Noun

remainder m. inv.

1. A remainder, (book) sold at reduced price