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remainder
noun
verb
A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
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ɹɪˈmeɪndə
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noun
A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
noun
The number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
noun
The part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
noun
Something left after other parts have been taken away
“There was no remainder”
verb
Sell cheaply as remainders
“The publisher remaindered the books”
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There was no remainder
He threw away the rest
He took what he wanted and I got the balance
The publisher remaindered the books
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