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remainder

UK
/rɪˈmeɪndə/
US
/rɪˈmeɪndər/

Translations

remaindernoun
remainders
pl
UK
/rɪˈmeɪndə/
US
/rɪˈmeɪndər/
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
invenduÉdition et commerce du livre.
réversionDroit.
Synonyms
balance
rest
residue
surplus
remnant
leftover
remainderadjective
UK
/rɪˈmeɪndə/
US
/rɪˈmeɪndər/
Used attributively to modify a noun with the sense ‘remaining’.
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
de soldeCommerce du livre.
Synonyms
surplus
remnant
leftover
residual
remaining
remainderverb
remaindered
Past Simple
remaindered
Past Participle
remaindering
Gerund
Publishing term meaning ‘to dispose of unsold copies (of a book) at a reduced price’, typically used in the passive.
Additional translations
soldrerCommerce du livre.
Synonyms
persist
abide
continue
endure
survive
subsist
be left
sell off
clear out
mark down
discount
liquidate
dispose of
linger
stay
remain

Definitions

remaindernoun
The part of something that is left after the other parts have been used, removed, or destroyed.
After dividing the cake among the guests, there was only a small remainder left.
In mathematics, the amount left over after division when one number does not divide the other exactly.
When 10 is divided by 3, the remainder is 1.
Law: A future interest in property that becomes possessory after the expiration of a prior estate.
The grandson held a remainder that would vest upon his grandmother’s death.
Publishing: The unsold copies of a book that are offered for sale at a reduced price.
I bought a remainder of last year’s bestseller for only two dollars.
remainderadjective
Remaining; left over; used before a noun.
In the expansion, the remainder term becomes negligible for large values of n.
Relating to unsold copies of a book offered at a reduced price.
The bookstore held a remainder sale to clear out its excess inventory.
remainderverb
To dispose of the remaining unsold copies of (a book), usually at a reduced price.
The publisher remaindered the novel after sluggish sales.
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