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remainder

/ remainder /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
Type of:
number
Kinds of:
balance
noun Sense 2
the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
Type of:
number
noun Sense 3
something left after other parts have been taken away
"there was no remainder"
"he threw away the rest"
"he took what he wanted and I got the balance"
Type of:
part portion component part
Kinds of:
leftover remnant
Derived:
remain
verb Sense 4
sell cheaply as remainders
"The publisher remaindered the books"
Type of:
sell
Derived:
balance residual residue residuum rest
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
commerce commercialism mercantilism
noun Sense 5
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
Type of:
piece of cloth piece of material
Kinds of:
fag end
Derived:
remain
Semantic Complexity
78%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
1
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number balance part portion component part leftover remnant sell piece of cloth piece of material fag end