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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 

  1. Something left over after other parts have been taken away.
  2. Mathematics
    1. 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.
    2. The number obtained when one number is subtracted from another; the difference.
  3. Law An estate in land that is conveyed only after the termination of a preceding estate created at the same time.
  4. 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.