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remainder

noun
re·​main·​der | \ ri-ˈmān-dər How to pronounce remainder (audio) \

Definition of remainder

 (Entry 1 of 3)

1 : an interest or estate in property that follows and is dependent on the termination of a prior intervening possessory estate created at the same time by the same instrument
2a : a remaining group, part, or trace
b(1) : the number left after a subtraction
(2) : the final undivided part after division that is less or of lower degree than the divisor
3 : a book sold at a reduced price by the publisher after sales have slowed

remainder

adjective

Definition of remainder (Entry 2 of 3)

: leftover, remaining

remainder

verb
remaindered; remaindering\ ri-​ˈmān-​d(ə-​)riŋ How to pronounce remaindering (audio) \

Definition of remainder (Entry 3 of 3)

transitive verb

: to dispose of as remainders
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Examples of remainder in a Sentence

Noun

 2 subtracted from 5 gives a remainder of 3. 5 goes into 29 five times with a remainder of 4.

Verb

 The book did not sell well and ended up being remaindered.
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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

 For the remainder of the game, though, the King Philip defense held the Red Rocketeers to just 28 yards of offense. — Dan Shulman, BostonGlobe.com, "After slow start, King Philip pulls away to beat North Attleboro," 6 Sep. 2019 South Alabama didn’t fold after getting down three scores in the third quarter against Nebraska, something that players and coaches believe might bode well for the remainder of the season. — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, "South Alabama’s confidence gets boost despite loss to Nebraska," 3 Sep. 2019 Sunny days are in the forecast for the remainder of the holiday weekend in the Portland metro area. — oregonlive, "Expect sunny weather for remainder of Portland-area Labor Day weekend," 1 Sep. 2019 Albert’s passing devastated the queen, who famously donned mourning clothes for the remainder of her reign. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Thousands of Unseen Photographs, Documents Digitized for Prince Albert’s 200th Birthday," 26 Aug. 2019 There would be tough decisions as the Lakers fill the remainder of the roster. — Andrew Sharp, SI.com, "NBA Free Agency Is on Fire, but Kawhi Leonard Still Controls Everything," 1 July 2019 Breed succeeds Mayor Ed Lee, whose death in December prompted a special June election to fill out the remainder of his term. — Washington Post, "First black female mayor of San Francisco is sworn in," 12 July 2018 DuPage County Republican leaders plan to appoint Deanne Marie Mazzochi of Elmhurst to fill the remainder of Bellock’s term, which ends in January. — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, "Republican leaders expect to name GOP candidate Deanne Mazzochi to replace retiring Rep. Patti Bellock," 6 July 2018 From fourth place, the remainder of the field was Tenfold, Campaign, War Story, the favorite Seeking the Soul, Pavel, Quip and For The Top. — Los Angeles Times, "The Sports Report: Recapping a busy day in the world of sports," 18 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of remainder

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1567, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1904, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for remainder

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from remaindre, verb

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remainder

noun
How to pronounce remainder (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of remainder

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: the part that is left when the other people or things are gone, used, etc.
: the number that is left when one number is subtracted from another number
: the number that is left over when one number does not divide evenly into another number

remainder

verb

English Language Learners Definition of remainder (Entry 2 of 2)

: 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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remainder

noun
re·​main·​der | \ ri-ˈmān-dər How to pronounce remainder (audio) \

Kids Definition of remainder

1 : a group or part that is left She took the remainder of the cake.
2 : the number left after a subtraction 5 minus 3 leaves a remainder of 2.
3 : the number left over from the dividend after division that is less than the divisor 10 divided by 3 leaves 3 with a remainder of 1.

remainder

noun
re·​main·​der

Legal Definition of remainder

1 : an estate in property in favor of one other than the grantor that follows upon the natural termination of a prior intervening possessory estate (as a life estate) created at the same time and by the same instrument — compare future interest at interest

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