Definition of "remainder"

remainder

/ɹɪˈmeɪndə/

noun
plural remainders
1. A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed.
  Quotations
  Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.
  1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, page viii
2. (mathematics) The amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend without producing a negative result. If n (dividend) and d (divisor) are integers, then n can always be expressed in the form n = dq + r, where q (quotient) and r (remainder) are also integers and 0 ≤ r < d.
3. (mathematics) The number left over after a simple subtraction
4. (commerce) Excess stock items left unsold and subject to reduction in price.
5. (law) An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined
adjective
not comparable
1. Remaining.
verb
third-person singular simple present remainders, present participle remaindering, simple past and past participle remaindered
1. (transitive, commerce) To mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price.