What is another word for remainder?

Common synonyms for remainder include balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest.

What is the plural of remainder?

The plural of remainder is remainders.

The past tense of remainder is remaindered.

/ɹəˈmeɪndɚ/noun, verb3 syllables

Remainder means: something left after other parts have been taken away.

noun, as in something left after other parts have been taken away

noun, as in a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

end, remnant, oddment

noun, as in the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

also used for remainder

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noun

something left after other parts have been taken away“there was no remainder”

a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor

verb

sell cheaply as remainders“The publisher remaindered the books”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Modular division solves for the remainder, not the quotient.npvojtik
He was excused from the remainder of the work.unknown
The remainder of his sentence was drowned out by the sudden noise.marcelostockle
Five divided by three equals one and a remainder of two.Eldad
Sami will spend the remainder of his life in jail.OsoHombre
The remainder of his tirade included a number of swear words.7egoist
He will stay here for the remainder of his life.Amastan
He spent the remainder of the night thinking about her.CH

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