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English noun: remainder | |||
| 1. | remainder something left after other parts have been taken away | ||
| Samples | There was no remainder. He threw away the rest. He took what he wanted and I got the balance. | ||
| Synonyms | balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | component, component part, constituent, part, portion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | leftover, remnant | ||
| 2. | remainder (quantity) the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | number | ||
| 3. | remainder (quantity) the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend | ||
| Synonyms | difference | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | number | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | balance | ||
| 4. | remainder (artifact) a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold | ||
| Synonyms | end, oddment, remnant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | piece of cloth, piece of material | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fag end | ||
English verb: remainder | |||
| 1. | remainder (possession) sell cheaply as remainders | ||
| Samples | The publisher remaindered the books. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sell | ||
| Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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