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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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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
R
Ends with
R
Contains
EM
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɹɪˈmeɪndə

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

noun

  1. the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

noun

  1. the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor

noun

  1. something left after other parts have been taken away

    “there was no remainder”

verb

  1. sell cheaply as remainders

    “The publisher remaindered the books”

In context

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

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