end, remainder, remnant, oddment
(noun) a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
remainder, difference
(noun) the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
remainder
(noun) the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest
(noun) 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”
remainder
(verb) sell cheaply as remainders; “The publisher remaindered the books”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
remainder (plural remainders)
A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed.
(mathematics) 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.
(mathematics) The number left over after a simple subtraction
(commerce) Excess stock items left unsold and subject to reduction in price.
(legal) An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined
• (a part or parts remaining): remnant, residue, rest, lave; See also remainder
• surplus
• (a part or parts remaining): dearth, deficiency, deficit, shortage, undersupply
remainder (not comparable)
Remaining.
• leftover
remainder (third-person singular simple present remainders, present participle remaindering, simple past and past participle remaindered)
(commerce) To mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*main"der (r-mn"dr), n. Etym: [OF. remaindre, inf. See Remain.]
1. Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant. "The last remainders of unhappy Troy." Dryden. If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes off clear, the remainder yields no salt. Arbuthnot.
2. (Math.)
Definition: The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction.
3. (Law)
Definition: An estate in expectancy, generally in land, which becomes an estate in possession upon the determination of a particular prior estate, created at the same time, and by the same instrument; for example, if land be conveyed to A for life, and on his death to B, A's life interest is a particuar estate, and B's interest is a remainder, or estate in remainder.
Syn.
– Balance; rest; residue; remnant; leavings.
Re*main"der, a.
Definition: Remaining; left; left over; refuse. Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit After a voyage. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 November 2024
(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
