English Explanatory Dictionary

remainder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.
  2. The amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend without producing a negative result. If n (dividend) and d (divisor) are integers, then n can always be expressed in the form n = dq + r, where q (quotient) and r (remainder) are also integers and 0 ≤ r < d.
  3. The number left over after a simple subtraction
  4. Excess stock items left unsold and subject to reduction in price.
  5. An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined
adj
  1. Remaining.
verb
  1. To mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈmeɪndə/ /ɹəˈmeɪndə/ /ɹəˈmeɪndɚ/ En-us-remainder.ogg

Word forms

remainder remainders remainer remaindering remaindered

Etymology

From Middle English remaindre, remeigner, from Anglo-Norman remaindre, with infinitive used as noun.

Synonyms

residue rest lave surplus leavings leftover ort relic remainder remains remanent residuum rump remnant

Antonyms

dearth deficiency deficit shortage undersupply adjunct decrement

Related words

successor modulus remainderman residual + = + +... = = √ = log(base) = ÷ = Or sometimes − = × = × ×... =

Derived words

Chinese remainder theorem contingent remainder pseudoremainder R remainderless remainder-man remainderman remainder mark remaindership remainder trust vested remainder vested remainder subject to open remainderer unremaindered

Translations

Armenian: մնացորդ Asturian: restu Bashkir: ҡалдыҡ Bulgarian: оста́тък Burmese: အကြွင်း Catalan: resta Catalan: residu Cebuano: kida Cebuano: puwaki Chinese Mandarin: 餘數 /余数 Czech: zbytek Danish: rest Dutch: rest Finnish: jakojäännös French: reste Galician: resto Galician: residuo Georgian: ნაშთი German: Rest German: Teilungsrest Greek: υπόλοιπο Hindi: शेष Hungarian: maradék Icelandic: afgangur Irish: fuílleach Italian: resto Japanese: 剰余 Khmer: សំណល់ Korean: 나머지 Malayalam: ശിഷ്ടം Māori: hemihemi Polish: reszta Portuguese: resto Russian: оста́ток Serbo-Croatian: оста́так Serbo-Croatian: ostátak Sindhi: پاڇِي Spanish: resto Spanish: residuo Swedish: rest Tagalog: labi Turkish: kalan Ukrainian: оста́ча
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