'Remainder' definitions:

Definition of 'remainder'

(from WordNet)
noun
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" [syn: remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest]
noun
The part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
noun
The number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend [syn: remainder, difference]
noun
A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold [syn: end, remainder, remnant, oddment]
verb
Sell cheaply as remainders; "The publisher remaindered the books"

Definition of 'Remainder'

From: GCIDE
  • Remainder \Re*main"der\ (r?-m?n"d?r), n. [OF. remaindre, inf. See Remain.]
  • 1. Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant. "The last remainders of unhappy Troy." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes off clear, the remainder yields no salt. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Math.) The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Law) An estate in expectancy, generally in land, which becomes an estate in possession upon the determination of a particular prior estate, created at the same time, and by the same instrument; for example, if land be conveyed to A for life, and on his death to B, A's life interest is a particuar estate, and B's interest is a remainder, or estate in remainder. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Balance; rest; residue; remnant; leavings. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Remainder'

From: GCIDE
  • Remainder \Re*main"der\, a. Remaining; left; left over; refuse. [1913 Webster]
  • Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit After a voyage. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'remainder'

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Words containing 'Remainder'