remainder

/ɹɪmˈeɪndɚ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. something left after other parts have been taken away
   “there was no remainder”
2. the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
3. the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
4. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

verb

1. sell cheaply as remainders
   “The publisher remaindered the books”

Synonyms for remainder

• balance
• residual
• residue
• residuum
• rest
• difference
• end
• remnant
• oddment

Words that rhyme with remainder

• attainder