Meaning & Definition of Remainder in English
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Remainder
/rɪmendər/
noun
1. Something left after other parts have been taken away
- "There was no remainder"
- "He threw away the rest"
- "He took what he wanted and i got the balance"
synonym:
- remainder,
- balance,
- residual,
- residue,
- residuum,
- rest
2. The part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
synonym:
- remainder
3. The number that remains after subtraction
- The number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
synonym:
- remainder,
- difference
4. A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
synonym:
- end,
- remainder,
- remnant,
- oddment
verb
1. Sell cheaply as remainders
- "The publisher remaindered the books"
synonym:
- remainder