remainder
pronunciation
How to pronounce remainder in British English:
UK [rɪˈmeɪndə(r)]
How to pronounce remainder in American English:
US [rɪˈmeɪndər]
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- Noun:
- something left after other parts have been taken away
- the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
- the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
- a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
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- Verb:
- sell cheaply as remainders
Word Origin
- remainder (n.)
- late 14c., from Anglo-French remainder, Old French remaindre, noun use of infinitive, a variant of Old French remanoir (see remain (v.)). The verb meaning "dispose of (books) at a reduced price" is from 1904. Related: Remaindered.
Synonym
Example
- 1. The remainder will be sold into a growing market .
- 2. Served the remainder of nixon 's term . Not elected for full term .
- 3. A large proportion of the remainder are presentation copies which hitler almost certainly never read .
- 4. Method takes two parameters and asks if the remainder equals 0 when number is multiplied by factor .
- 5. The remainder , in raw economic terms , barely seemed to count .