re·main·der
(rĭ-māńdər)
[Middle English, second party's right of ownership, from Anglo-Norman, from remeindre, to remain, variant of Old French remaindre, remainer; see remain.]
noun
- Something left over after other parts have been taken away.
- Mathematics
- 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.
- The number obtained when one number is subtracted from another; the difference.
- Law An estate in land that is conveyed only after the termination of a preceding estate created at the same time.
- A book that remains with a publisher after sales have fallen off, usually sold at a reduced price.
transitive verb: -dered, -der·ing, -ders.
- To sell or dispose of as a remainder.