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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026re•main•der /rɪˈmeɪndɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
- a remaining part:the remainder of the day.
- Mathematics
- the quantity that is left after subtraction.
- the number that is left over after dividing two numbers evenly.
- a book sold by its publisher at a reduced price when its sales have slowed down.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026re•main•der
(ri mān′dər),USA pronunciation n.
- something that remains or is left:the remainder of the day.
- a remaining part.
- Mathematics[Arith.]
- the quantity that remains after subtraction.
- the portion of the dividend that is not evenly divisible by the divisor.
- Mathematicsthe difference between a function or a number and an approximation to it.
- Lawa future interest so created as to take effect at the end of another estate, as when property is conveyed to one person for life and then to another.
- Stamps remainders, [Philately.]the quantities of stamps on hand after they have been demonetized or otherwise voided for postal use.
- a copy of a book remaining in the publisher's stock when its sale has practically ceased, frequently sold at a reduced price.
adj.
- remaining;
leftover.
v.t.
- to dispose of or sell as a remainder.
- Anglo-French, noun, nominal use of Middle French remaindre to remain
- Middle English 1350–1400
1. residuum, remnant, excess, rest, overage. 2. Remainder, balance, residue, surplus refer to a portion left over. Remainder is the general word (the remainder of one's life); it may refer in particular to the mathematical process of subtraction:7 minus 5 leaves a remainder of 2.Balance, originally a bookkeeper's term referring to the amount of money left to one's account (a bank balance), is often used as a synonym for remainder:the balance of the day.Residue is used particularly to designate what remains as the result of a process; this is usually a chemical process, but the word may also refer to a legal process concerning inheritance:a residue of ash left from burning leaves.Surplus suggests that what remains is in excess of what was needed:a surplus of goods.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
remainder /rɪˈmeɪndə/ n - a part or portion that is left, as after use, subtraction, expenditure, the passage of time, etc: the remainder of the milk, the remainder of the day
- the amount left over when one quantity cannot be exactly divided by another: for 10 ÷ 3, the remainder is 1
- a future interest in property; an interest in a particular estate that will pass to one at some future date, as on the death of the current possessor
- a number of copies of a book left unsold when demand slows or ceases, which are sold at a reduced price by the publisher
vb - (transitive) to sell (copies of a book) as a remainder
Etymology: 15th Century: from Anglo-French, from Old French remaindre (infinitive used as noun), variant of remanoir; see remain
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