REMAINDER

• (noun) a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

  synonyms : end , oddment , remnant

• (noun) the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

  synonyms : difference

• (noun) the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor

• (noun) something left after other parts have been taken away

  "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

• (verb) sell cheaply as remainders

  "The publisher remaindered the books"

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