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Remainder
01
the part of something that remains after the main part has been used or taken away
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
remainders
Examples
After the meeting, only a small remainder of sandwiches was left on the platter.
02
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
03
the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
04
the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
to remainder
01
sell cheaply as remainders
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
remainder
3rd person singular
remainders
Present participle
remaindering
Past simple
remaindered
Past participle
remaindered
