remainder

Definition

• n. something left after other parts have been taken away
• n. the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
• n. the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
• v. sell cheaply as remainders

Word forms

Past participle

remaindered

Present participle

remaindering

Past tense

remaindered

Third person singular

remainders

Example sentences

1. n.

   After distributing the candies, the remainder was placed back in the box.

2. v.

   The bookstore decided to remainder the unsold books at a lower price.

3. a.

   She bought a remainder copy of the novel at a discount.

4. n.

   When you divide 10 by 3, the remainder is 1.