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re·main·der
(rĭ-mān′dər)n.
1. Something left over after other parts have been taken away.
2. Mathematics
a. The number left over when one integer is divided by another: The remainder plus the product of the quotient times the divisor equals the dividend.
b. The number obtained when one number is subtracted from another; the difference.
3. Law An estate in property that takes effect after the expiration of another estate, as where one party is given the right to occupy a property for that party's lifetime, and then another party is given the same right after the first party's death.
4. A book that remains with a publisher after sales have fallen off, usually sold at a reduced price.
tr.v. re·main·dered, re·main·der·ing, re·main·ders
To sell or dispose of as a remainder.
[Middle English, second party's right of ownership, from Anglo-Norman, from remeindre, to remain, variant of Old French remaindre, remainer; see remain.]
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remainder
(rɪˈmeɪndə)n
1. a part or portion that is left, as after use, subtraction, expenditure, the passage of time, etc: the remainder of the milk; the remainder of the day.
2. (Mathematics) maths
a. the amount left over when one quantity cannot be exactly divided by another: for 10 ÷ 3, the remainder is 1.
b. another name for difference7b
3. (Law) property law a future interest in property; an interest in a particular estate that will pass to one at some future date, as on the death of the current possessor
4. (Journalism & Publishing) a number of copies of a book left unsold when demand slows or ceases, which are sold at a reduced price by the publisher
vb
(Journalism & Publishing) (tr) to sell (copies of a book) as a remainder
[C15: from Anglo-French, from Old French remaindre (infinitive used as noun), variant of remanoir; see remain]
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re•main•der
(rɪˈmeɪn dər)n.
1. something that remains or is left; remaining part: the remainder of the day.
2. Math.
a. the quantity that remains after subtraction.
b. the portion of the dividend that is not evenly divisible by the divisor.
3. a copy of a book remaining in the publisher's stock when its sale has practically ceased, usu. sold at a reduced price.
4. Law. a future interest so created as to take effect at the end of another estate, as when property is conveyed to one person for life and then to another.
adj. 5. remaining; leftover.
v.t. 6. to dispose of or sell as a remainder.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, n. use of Old French remaindre < Vulgar Latin *remanere, for Latin remanēre to remain]
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re·main·der
(rĭ-mān′dər) Mathematics
In division, the difference between the dividend and the product of the quotient and divisor.
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remainder
Past participle: remaindered
Gerund: remaindering
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| Noun | 1. | remainder - 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" component part, part, portion, component, constituent - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" |
| 2. | remainder - the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" | |
| 3. | remainder - the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend balance - the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" | |
| 4. | remainder - a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric | |
| Verb | 1. | remainder - sell cheaply as remainders; "The publisher remaindered the books" commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" |
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remainder
noun rest, remains, balance, trace, excess, surplus, butt, remnant, relic, residue, stub, vestige(s), tail end, dregs, oddment, leavings, residuum He gulped down the remainder of his coffee.
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remainder
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Translations
بَقِيَّه
zbytek
rest
jäännösjakojäännösloppu
afgangur
剰余売れ残り残り
ostanek
bakiyegeri kalanlar
remainder
[rɪˈmeɪndəʳ]A. N
1. (= part left over) → resto m
the remainder of the debt → el resto de la deuda
during the remainder of the day → durante el resto del día
the remainder would not come → los otros or los demás no quisieron venir
the remainder of the debt → el resto de la deuda
during the remainder of the day → durante el resto del día
the remainder would not come → los otros or los demás no quisieron venir
2. (Math) → resto m
B. VT [+ copies of book] → saldar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
remainder
[rɪˈmeɪndər] n
(= rest) → reste m
(= unsold item) → invendu m
remainders in the bins of record stores → les invendus des bacs des disquaires
remainders in the bins of record stores → les invendus des bacs des disquaires
vt
to be remaindered [unsold item] → être soldé(e)
to be remaindered [unsold item] → être soldé(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
remainder
n
→ Rest m (also Math); the remainder (= remaining people) → der Rest, die übrigen (Leute); for the remainder of the week → für den Rest der Woche, für die übrige Woche
(Jur) → Erbanwartschaft f
vt books → als Remittenden abgeben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
remainder
[rɪˈmeɪndəʳ] n the remainder (amount, also) (Math) → il resto, l'avanzo; (people) → i/le rimanenti pl remainders npl (Comm) (books) → remainder mpl; (other goods) → giacenze fpl di magazzinoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
remain
(rəˈmein) verb1. to be left. Only two tins of soup remain; Very little remained of the cinema after the fire; A great many things still remain to be done.
2. to stay; not to leave. I shall remain here.
3. to continue to be. The problem remains unsolved.
reˈmainder (-də) noun the amount or number that is left when the rest has gone, been taken away etc. I've corrected most of the essays – the remainder will get done tomorrow.
reˈmains noun plural1. what is left after part has been taken away, eaten, destroyed etc. the remains of a meal.
2. a dead body. to dispose of someone's remains.
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remainder
n. resto, residuo.
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