remainder

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remainder Definition

• (n) something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"
• (n) the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
• (n) the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
• (n) a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
• (v) sell cheaply as remainders; "The publisher remaindered the books"

remainder Synonyms

• balance
• difference
• end
• oddment
• remainder
• remnant
• residual
• residue
• residuum
• rest