remainder
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
remainders
plural
remainders
Britannica Dictionary definition of REMAINDER
1
the remainder
:
the part that is left when the other people or things are gone, used, etc.
— often + of
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Most of the university's students live on campus and the remainder [=the rest] rent apartments in town.
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The players will be suspended for the remainder of the season.
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The remainder of the money will be donated to charity.
2
[count]
mathematics
a
:
the number that is left when one number is subtracted from another number
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2 subtracted from 5 gives a remainder of 3.
b
:
the number that is left over when one number does not divide evenly into another number
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5 goes into 29 five times with a remainder of 4.
3
[count]
:
a book that is sold at a reduced price by the publisher
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a book that is remaindered
2
remainder
/rɪˈmeɪndɚ/
verb
remainders;
remaindered;
remaindering
2
remainder
/rɪˈmeɪndɚ/
verb
remainders;
remaindered;
remaindering
Britannica Dictionary definition of REMAINDER
[+ object]
:
to sell (a book) at a reduced price because not many copies are being sold and no more copies will be produced
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The book did not sell well and ended up being remaindered.
