remainder
UK /ɹɪˈmeɪndə/ · US /ɹəˈmeɪndɚ/ noun, adjective, verb
Forms remainders remaindering remaindered remainer
- noun A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred. “My son ate part of his cake and I ate the remainder.”
- noun (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.”
- noun (mathematics) The number left over after a simple subtraction “10 minus 4 leaves a remainder of 6”
- noun (commerce) 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.”
- noun (law) An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined
- adjective Remaining.
- verb (transitive, 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.”
Synonyms
remnant residue rest lave surplus leavings leftover ort relic remains remanent residuum rump balance residual difference end oddment
Antonyms
dearth deficiency deficit shortage undersupply adjunct decrement
Etymology
From Middle English remaindre, remeigner, from Anglo-Norman remaindre, with infinitive used as noun.
Webster’s 1913
- noun Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant. "The last remainders of unhappy Troy." Dryden.
- noun The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction.
- adjective Remaining; left; left over; refuse.
Etymology [OF. remaindre, inf. See Remain.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “remainder”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details