remainder

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   something left after other parts have been taken away

   there was no remainder

2. 2
   verb

   sell cheaply as remainders

   The publisher remaindered the books

3. 3
   noun

   A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.

   My son ate part of his cake and I ate the remainder.

4. 4
   noun

   The amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend without producing a negative result. If n (dividend) and d (divisor) are integers, then n can always be expressed in the form n = dq + r, where q (quotient) and r (remainder) are also integers and 0 ≤ r < d.

   17 leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 3.

5. 5
   noun

   The number left over after a simple subtraction

   10 minus 4 leaves a remainder of 6

6. 6
   noun

   Excess stock items left unsold and subject to reduction in price.

   I got a really good price on this shirt because it was a remainder.

7. 7
   verb

   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.

8. 8
   noun

   a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

Etymology

From Middle English remaindre, remeigner, from Anglo-Norman remaindre, with infinitive used as noun.