remainder
//rɪˈmeɪndər//
Noun
remainderSingular
remaindersPlural
1
A part, number, or quantity that is left over after the main portion has been used, taken, or accounted for.
She ate half of the cake and saved the remainder for later.
2
The number left over after one integer is divided by another that does not divide it exactly.
When you divide 17 by 5, the remainder is 2.
3
A copy of a book left unsold when demand has fallen, often sold at a reduced price.
The bookstore sold the remainders at half price.
4
A future interest in property that will take effect after a prior interest has ended.
The remainder will pass to the grandchildren after the life estate ends.
Verb
1
To sell copies of a book at a reduced price because demand has fallen.
The publisher decided to remainder the unsold copies of the novel.