Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense remainders, present participle remaindering, past tense, past participle remaindered
1. quantifier
The remainderof a group are the things or people that still remain after the other things or people have gone or have been dealt with.
He gulped down the remainder of his coffee. [+ of]
I spent the remainder of the day feeling terrible.
Remainder is also a pronoun.
Only 5.9 per cent of the area is covered in trees. Most of the remainder is farmland.
A quarter of finalists hoped to go travelling. The remainder were undecided abouttheir plans.
2. singular noun [theNOUN]
In arithmetic, the remainder is the amount that remains when one amount cannot be exactly divided by another.For example, if you divide 22 by 7, the answer is 3 and the remainder is 1.
3. verb [usually passive]
If a book is remaindered, it is sold at a reduced price because it has not been selling very well and will not be published again.
It failed to sell and was soon remaindered. [beVERB-ed]
4. countable noun
A remainder is a book that has been remaindered.
More Synonyms of remainder
remainder in British English
(rɪˈmeɪndə)
noun
1.
a part or portion that is left, as after use, subtraction, expenditure, the passage of time, etc
the remainder of the milk
the remainder of the day
2. mathematics
a.
the amount left over when one quantity cannot be exactly divided by another
for 10 ÷ 3, the remainder is 1
b. another name for difference (sense 7b)
3. property law
a future interest in property; an interest in a particular estate that will pass to one at some future date, as on the death of the current possessor
4.
a number of copies of a book left unsold when demand slows or ceases, which are sold at a reduced price by the publisher
verb
5. (transitive)
to sell (copies of a book) as a remainder
Word origin
C15: from Anglo-French, from Old French remaindre (infinitive used as noun), variant of remanoir; see remain
remainder in American English
(rɪˈmeɪndər)
noun
1.
those remaining
2.
what is left when a part is taken away; the rest
3.
a copy or number of copies of a book still held by a publisher when the sale has fallen off, usually disposed of at a greatly reduced price
4. Law
an estate of expectancy but not in possession, as when land is conveyed by the same deed to one person while alive and at death to another and that person's heirs
5. Ancient Mathematics
a.
what is left when a smaller number is subtracted from a larger
b.
what is left undivided when one number is divided by another that is not one of its factors
adjective
6. Rare
remaining; leftover
verb transitive
7.
to sell (books, etc.) as remainders
SYNONYMY NOTE: remainder is the general word applied to what is left when a part is taken away [the remainder of a meal, one's life, etc.]; residue, residuum apply to what remains at the end of a process, as after the evaporation or combustionof matter or after the settlement of claims, etc. in a testator's estate; , remnant is applied to a fragment, trace, or any small part left after the greater part hasbeen removed [remnants of cloth from the ends of bolts]; balance may be used in place of , remainder, but in strict use it implies the amount remaining on the credit or debit side
Word origin
ME remaindre < Anglo-Fr substantive use of OFr inf.: see remain
Examples of 'remainder' in a sentence
remainder
The remainder used a rope thrown down the bank to haul themselves up.
The Sun (2017)
It enabled the New Zealanders to get behind the enemy position and sorely troubled him for the remainder of the day.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Insiders are concerned that it could take him years to pay off the remainder.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Use the remainder of the dressing to spoon over the chicken.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
United must get there without the remainder of this season proving too draining.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Slice the remainder in half lengthways and then into short fingers.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But then work with larger preaching units in the remainder of the book.
Christianity Today (2000)
We do not expect an improvement during the remainder of the year.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The remainder were undecided about their plans.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The remainder would be used to power homes and businesses.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There is monitoring we will continue to do in the remainder of the season.
The Sun (2016)
Not a third off for a guilty plea and then free on parole after half of the remainder.
The Sun (2006)
His finger was reset and strapped for the remainder of the day and did not seem to hamper him unduly.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
And this remainder is what interests.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
What the remainder of the campaign holds for these two clubs, nobody knows.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Declarer won, conceded a club and soon claimed the remainder of the tricks.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Any remainder can be passed on to heirs, subject to inheritance tax.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The news spread and Bridge was in regular demand throughout the remainder of the war as a defending officer.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
As a result, the remainder of the book is a generally sober assessment of the next few decades.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
To some extent we spend the remainder of our lives experimenting to see just how much of an effect we can have on that outside world.
Knowles, Jane Know Your Own Mind (1991)
The remainder soon will be.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
If they use less than their quota they can sell the remainder and if they emit more they can buy somebody's leftovers.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Arsenal will, at least, have an almost entirely fit squad for the remainder of the campaign.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Three quarters of the public allocation is for Chinese nationals and the remainder is divided between spectators from more than 200 countries.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Word lists with
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Property law terms
In other languages
remainder
British English: remainder DETERMINER
The remainder of a group are the things or people that still remain after the other things or people have gone or have been dealt with.
He gulped down the remainder of his coffee.
American English: remainder
Brazilian Portuguese: restante
Chinese: 剩余部分
European Spanish: resto
French: reste
German: Rest
Italian: resto
Japanese: 残留者{or}残留物
Korean: 나머지
European Portuguese: restante
Latin American Spanish: resto
Chinese translation of 'remainder'
remainder
(rɪˈmeɪndəʳ)
n(s)
(= rest) 剩余(餘)部分 (shèngyú bùfen)
vt
(Comm) 清仓(倉)抛(拋)售 (qīngcāng pāoshòu)
(noun)
Definition
a part or portion that is left after use or the passage of time
He gulped down the remainder of his coffee.
Synonyms
rest
The rest is thrown away.
remains
balance
They were due to pay the balance on delivery.
trace
The church has traces of fifteenth-century frescoes.
excess
surplus
butt
remnant
the remnants of Roman flooring
relic
a relic from the past
residue
She loaded the residue of lunch onto a tray.
stub
an ashtray of cigarette stubs
vestige(s)
tail end
dregs
oddment
a blanket crocheted from oddments of wool
leavings
residuum
Additional synonyms
in the sense of balance
Definition
a difference between such totals
They were due to pay the balance on delivery.
Synonyms
remainder,
rest,
difference,
surplus,
residue,
outstanding amount
in the sense of oddment
a blanket crocheted from oddments of wool
Synonyms
leftover,
bit,
scrap,
leaving,
end,
remains,
fragment,
butt,
shred,
remnant,
stub,
snippet,
sliver,
tail end,
fag end,
off cut,
end of a line
in the sense of relic
Definition
something valued for its past associations
a relic from the past
Synonyms
remnant,
vestige,
memento,
trace,
survival,
scrap,
token,
fragment,
souvenir,
remembrance,
keepsake
Synonyms of 'remainder'
remainder
Explore 'remainder' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of remnant
Definition
a surviving trace or vestige
the remnants of Roman flooring
Synonyms
remainder,
remains,
trace,
fragment,
end,
bit,
rest,
piece,
balance,
survival,
scrap,
butt,
shred,
hangover,
residue,
rump,
leftovers,
stub,
vestige,
tail end,
oddment,
residuum
in the sense of residue
Definition
what is left over after something has been removed
She loaded the residue of lunch onto a tray.
Synonyms
remainder,
remains,
remnant,
leftovers,
rest,
extra,
balance,
excess,
surplus,
dregs,
residuum
in the sense of stub
Definition
a short piece remaining after something has been used
an ashtray of cigarette stubs
Synonyms
butt,
end,
stump,
tail (informal),
remnant,
tail end,
fag end (informal),
dog-end (informal)
in the sense of trace
Definition
a remnant of something
The church has traces of fifteenth-century frescoes.