remainder

Word family  noun the remainder remainder remains adjective remaining verb remain

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++re·main·der /rɪˈmeɪndə $ -ər/ ●○○ noun  1  the remainder REMAIN/BE LEFTthe part of something that is left after everything else has gone or been dealt with 剩余物，剩余部分 SYN the rest The remainder must be paid by the end of June. 剩余款项必须在6月底之前支付。the remainder of He spent the remainder of his police career behind a desk. 他警察生涯的剩余时间都是在办公桌前度过的。2  [countable] a) the number you get when you subtract one number from another number 差数 b) the number that is left when you divide one number by another number 余数 Fifteen divided by four gives you a remainder of 3. 15除以4，余数为3。

Examples from the Corpus

remainder• Only two of the patients with residual cystic duct stones were advised to undergo cholecystectomy and the remainder are asymptomatic.• The distribution of the remainder of the portfolios was unchanged.• Many of the remainder were absorbed by McCorquodale the printers.• The caddies received only a proportion of this as a caddie master was entitled to the remainder.• The remainder constitutes the interstitial fluid that surrounds each body cell.• The remainder were largely due to sewage, industrial pollution or oil spillages.• The remainder will be treated as investment income, which is liable to tax.From Longman Business Dictionaryremainderre‧main‧der1 /rɪˈmeɪndə-ər/ noun1the remainder the part of something left after the other parts have gone or been dealt withThe company will pay £316 million to the pension fund this year, and the remainder over 30 years.2[countable]COMMERCE a book sold cheaply because it has not been successfulThe quantity of remainders has increased greatly in the last decade.remainderremainder2 verb [transitive]COMMERCE to sell copies of a book cheaply because it has not been successfulThe original price was £15.50, but it did not sell well and was remaindered at £4.50 a copy. —remaindered adjective [only before a noun]remaindered booksOrigin remainder (1300-1400) Anglo-French Old French remaindre; → REMAIN

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remainder
re‧main‧der /rɪˈmeɪndə $ -ər/ noun1. the remainder the part of something that is left after everything else has gone or been dealt with
   SYN  the rest:
    The remainder must be paid by the end of June.
    the remainder of
    He spent the remainder of his police career behind a desk.
2. [countable]
  a. the number you get when you subtract one number from another number
  b. the number that is left when you divide one number by another number:
    Fifteen divided by four gives you a remainder of 3.