First Known Use: 14th century
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1remainder
noun re·main·der \ri-ˈmān-dər\
the remainder : the part that is left when the other people or things are gone, used, etc.
mathematics : the number that is left when one number is subtracted from another number
: the number that is left over when one number does not divide evenly into another number
Full Definition of REMAINDER
1
: an interest or estate in property that follows and is dependent on the termination of a prior intervening possessory estate created at the same time by the same instrument
2
a : a remaining group, part, or trace b (1) : the number left after a subtraction (2) : the final undivided part after division that is less or of lower degree than the divisor
3
: a book sold at a reduced price by the publisher after sales have slowed
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Origin of REMAINDER
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from remaindre, verb
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2remainder
adjective
3remainder
verb
: to sell (a book) at a reduced price because not many copies are being sold and no more copies will be produced
remainderedremainder·ing \-d(ə-)riŋ\
Full Definition of REMAINDER
transitive verb
: to dispose of as remainders
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First Known Use of REMAINDER
1904
REMAINDER Defined for Kids
remainder
noun re·main·der \ri-ˈmān-dər\
Definition of REMAINDER for Kids
1
: a group or part that is left <She took the remainder of the cake.>
2
: the number left after a subtraction <5 minus 3 leaves a remainder of 2.>
3
: the number left over from the dividend after division that is less than the divisor <10 divided by 3 leaves 3 with a remainder of 1.>
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