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Meaning of 'remainder' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Remainder [ a.]
- Remaining; left; left over; refuse.
2 . Remainder [ n.]
- Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant.
- The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction.
- An estate in expectancy, generally in land, which becomes an estate in possession upon the determination of a particular prior estate, created at the same time, and by the same instrument; for example, if land be conveyed to A for life, and on his death to B, A's life interest is a particuar estate, and B's interest is a remainder, or estate in remainder.

Meaning of 'remainder' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . remainder [ n]
Meaning (1):
- something left after other parts have been taken away
Example in sentence:
  • he threw away the rest;
  • he took what he wanted and I got the balance;
  • there was no remainder
2 . remainder [ v]
Meaning (2):
- sell cheaply as remainders
Example in sentence:
  • The publisher remaindered the books

Nearby Words:

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