Remainder Definition

rĭ-māndər

remainders

noun

remainders

Those remaining.

Webster's New World

What is left when a part is taken away; the rest.

Webster's New World

What is left undivided when one number is divided by another that is not one of its factors.

Webster's New World

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.

Webster's New World

What is left when a smaller number is subtracted from a larger.

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verb

remainders

To sell (books, etc.) as remainders.

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(commerce) To mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price.

The bookstore remaindered the unsold copies of that book at the end of summer at a reduced price.

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adjective

Remaining; leftover.

Webster's New World

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Other Word Forms of Remainder

Singular:

remainder

Plural:

Middle English second party's right of ownership from Anglo-Norman from remeindre to remain variant of Old French remaindre, remainer remain

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From remain +"Ž -er.

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