noun
remainder
rih-MAYN-duh
noun
1
Whatever is left over once part of something has been taken away or used up.
"She spent the remainder of her afternoon answering emails."
2
In arithmetic, the number left over when one number doesn't divide evenly into another.
"17 divided by 5 is 3, with a remainder of 2."
3
Unsold copies of a book or other stock, later sold off cheaply.
"The bookshop had a whole table of remainders marked down to a few pounds."
How to Use Remainder
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWhat's left over — whether it's time, a number in a division sum, or unsold books.
Common pairings
the remainder of
remainder bin
divide with a remainder
Word Forms
remaindered past tense, remainders plural, remainders singular
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman remaindre, an infinitive used as a noun meaning "that which stays behind."