Remainder

Quick meaning: Remainder is a noun meaning A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (mathematics) The number left over after a simple subtraction
2. (commerce) Excess stock items left unsold and subject to reduction in price.
3. (law) An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined
4. Remaining.
5. (transitive, commerce) To mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price.
6. (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.

Example Sentences

11 divided by 2 is 5 remainder 1.

10 minus 4 leaves a remainder of 6

You can have the remainder of my clothes.

17 leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 3.

Word Forms

• remainders
• remainer
• remaindering
• remaindered

Synonyms for remainder

Depending on context, synonyms include remnant, residue, rest, lave, surplus, leavings.

Antonyms for remainder

Common opposites include dearth, deficiency, deficit, shortage, undersupply, adjunct.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include residuum, remnant, residual, residue, oddment, end.

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