noun
- Something left after other parts have been taken away.
- usage: "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"
- The part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor.
- The number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend.
- synonyms: difference
- A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold.
verb
- Sell cheaply as remainders.
- usage: "The publisher remaindered the books"
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