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remainder
UK
/rɪˈmeɪndə/
US
/rɪˈmeɪndər/
remainders
pl
UK
/rɪˈmeɪndə/
US
/rɪˈmeɪndər/
Translations
After dividing the cake among the guests, there was only a small remainder left.
Après avoir partagé le gâteau entre les invités, il ne restait qu’un petit reste.
Additional translations
Definitions
After dividing the cake among the guests, there was only a small remainder left.
When 10 is divided by 3, the remainder is 1.
The grandson held a remainder that would vest upon his grandmother’s death.
I bought a remainder of last year’s bestseller for only two dollars.
UK
/rɪˈmeɪndə/
US
/rɪˈmeɪndər/
Used attributively to modify a noun with the sense ‘remaining’.
Translations
In the expansion, the remainder term becomes negligible for large values of n.
Dans le développement, le terme restant devient négligeable pour de grandes valeurs de n.
Additional translations
Definitions
In the expansion, the remainder term becomes negligible for large values of n.
The bookstore held a remainder sale to clear out its excess inventory.
remaindered
Past Simple
remaindered
Past Participle
remaindering
ing-form
Publishing term meaning ‘to dispose of unsold copies (of a book) at a reduced price’, typically used in the passive.
Translations
Additional translations
Definitions
The publisher remaindered the novel after sluggish sales.