English dictionary
remainder
nounPronunciation
ɹɪˈmeɪndə
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
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
verb
- sell cheaply as remainders
Example sentences
there was no remainder
he threw away the rest
he took what he wanted and I got the balance
The publisher remaindered the books