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re·main·der
(rĭ-mān′dər)n.
1. Something left over after other parts have been taken away.
2. Mathematics
a. The number left over when one integer is divided by another: The remainder plus the product of the quotient times the divisor equals the dividend.
b. The number obtained when one number is subtracted from another; the difference.
3. Law An estate in property that takes effect after the expiration of another estate, as where one party is given the right to occupy a property for that party's lifetime, and then another party is given the same right after the first party's death.
4. A book that remains with a publisher after sales have fallen off, usually sold at a reduced price.
tr.v. re·main·dered, re·main·der·ing, re·main·ders
To sell or dispose of as a remainder.
[Middle English, second party's right of ownership, from Anglo-Norman, from remeindre, to remain, variant of Old French remaindre, remainer; see remain.]
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remainder
(rɪˈmeɪndə)n
1. a part or portion that is left, as after use, subtraction, expenditure, the passage of time, etc: the remainder of the milk; the remainder of the day.
2. (Mathematics) maths
a. the amount left over when one quantity cannot be exactly divided by another: for 10 ÷ 3, the remainder is 1.
b. another name for difference 7b
3. (Law) property law a future interest in property; an interest in a particular estate that will pass to one at some future date, as on the death of the current possessor
4. (Journalism & Publishing) a number of copies of a book left unsold when demand slows or ceases, which are sold at a reduced price by the publisher
vb
(Journalism & Publishing) (tr) to sell (copies of a book) as a remainder
[C15: from Anglo-French, from Old French remaindre (infinitive used as noun), variant of remanoir; see remain]
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re•main•der
(rɪˈmeɪn dər)n.
1. something that remains or is left; remaining part: the remainder of the day.
2. Math.
a. the quantity that remains after subtraction.
b. the portion of the dividend that is not evenly divisible by the divisor.
3. a copy of a book remaining in the publisher's stock when its sale has practically ceased, usu. sold at a reduced price.
4. Law. a future interest so created as to take effect at the end of another estate, as when property is conveyed to one person for life and then to another.
adj. 5. remaining; leftover.
v.t. 6. to dispose of or sell as a remainder.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, n. use of Old French remaindre < Vulgar Latin *remanere, for Latin remanēre to remain]
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re·main·der
(rĭ-mān′dər) Mathematics
In division, the difference between the dividend and the product of the quotient and divisor.
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remainder
Past participle: remaindered
Gerund: remaindering
| Imperative |
|---|
| remainder |
| remainder |
| Present |
|---|
| I remainder |
| you remainder |
| he/she/it remainders |
| we remainder |
| you remainder |
| they remainder |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I remaindered |
| you remaindered |
| he/she/it remaindered |
| we remaindered |
| you remaindered |
| they remaindered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am remaindering |
| you are remaindering |
| he/she/it is remaindering |
| we are remaindering |
| you are remaindering |
| they are remaindering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have remaindered |
| you have remaindered |
| he/she/it has remaindered |
| we have remaindered |
| you have remaindered |
| they have remaindered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was remaindering |
| you were remaindering |
| he/she/it was remaindering |
| we were remaindering |
| you were remaindering |
| they were remaindering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had remaindered |
| you had remaindered |
| he/she/it had remaindered |
| we had remaindered |
| you had remaindered |
| they had remaindered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will remainder |
| you will remainder |
| he/she/it will remainder |
| we will remainder |
| you will remainder |
| they will remainder |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have remaindered |
| you will have remaindered |
| he/she/it will have remaindered |
| we will have remaindered |
| you will have remaindered |
| they will have remaindered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be remaindering |
| you will be remaindering |
| he/she/it will be remaindering |
| we will be remaindering |
| you will be remaindering |
| they will be remaindering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been remaindering |
| you have been remaindering |
| he/she/it has been remaindering |
| we have been remaindering |
| you have been remaindering |
| they have been remaindering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been remaindering |
| you will have been remaindering |
| he/she/it will have been remaindering |
| we will have been remaindering |
| you will have been remaindering |
| they will have been remaindering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been remaindering |
| you had been remaindering |
| he/she/it had been remaindering |
| we had been remaindering |
| you had been remaindering |
| they had been remaindering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would remainder |
| you would remainder |
| he/she/it would remainder |
| we would remainder |
| you would remainder |
| they would remainder |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have remaindered |
| you would have remaindered |
| he/she/it would have remaindered |
| we would have remaindered |
| you would have remaindered |
| they would have remaindered |
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Noun 1. remainder - 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"
component part, part, portion, component, constituent - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"
2. remainder - the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"
3. remainder - the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
balance - the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"
4. remainder - a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric
Verb 1. remainder - sell cheaply as remainders; "The publisher remaindered the books"
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"
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remainder
noun rest, remains, balance, trace, excess, surplus, butt, remnant, relic, residue, stub, vestige(s), tail end, dregs, oddment, leavings, residuum He gulped down the remainder of his coffee.
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remainder
nounThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
بَقِيَّه
zbytek
rest
jäännösjakojäännösloppu
afgangur
剰余売れ残り残り
ostanek
bakiye geri kalanlar
remainder
[rɪˈmeɪndəʳ]A. N
1. (= part left over) → resto m
the remainder of the debt → el resto de la deuda
during the remainder of the day → durante el resto del día
the remainder would not come → los otros or los demás no quisieron venir
the remainder of the debt → el resto de la deuda
during the remainder of the day → durante el resto del día
the remainder would not come → los otros or los demás no quisieron venir
2. (Math) → resto m
B. VT [+ copies of book] → saldar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
remainder
[rɪˈmeɪndər] n
(= rest) → reste m
(= unsold item) → invendu m
remainders in the bins of record stores → les invendus des bacs des disquaires
remainders in the bins of record stores → les invendus des bacs des disquaires
vt
to be remaindered [unsold item] → être soldé(e)
to be remaindered [unsold item] → être soldé(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
remainder
n
→ Rest m (also Math); the remainder (= remaining people) → der Rest, die übrigen (Leute); for the remainder of the week → für den Rest der Woche, für die übrige Woche
(Jur) → Erbanwartschaft f
vt books → als Remittenden abgeben
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remainder
[rɪˈmeɪndəʳ] n the remainder (amount, also) (Math) → il resto, l'avanzo; (people) → i/le rimanenti pl remainders npl (Comm) (books) → remainder mpl; (other goods) → giacenze fpl di magazzinoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
remain
(rəˈmein) verb1. to be left. Only two tins of soup remain; Very little remained of the cinema after the fire; A great many things still remain to be done. oor يُتْرَك ، يبْقى، يَظَل оставам permanecer zbýt übrigbleiben være tilbage παραμένω, απομένω quedar järele jääma باقی ماندن jäädä rester להישאר शेष रहना ostati, preostati (meg)marad tersisa vera eftir restare, rimanere 残る 남아 있다 likti atlikt; palikt pāri tinggal overblijven være igjen pozostać پاتې كېدل permanecer a rămâne оставаться zostať, zvýšiť sa preostati ostati återstå ยังเหลืออยู่ kalmak 剩下 залишатися باقی رہنا còn lại 剩余
2. to stay; not to leave. I shall remain here. bly يَبْقى оставам ficar zůstat bleiben forblive μένω, δε φεύγω permanecer, quedarse jääma ماندن jäädä rester לְהִישָאֵר बने रहना ostati marad tinggal halda kyrru fyrir restare 居残る 머무르다 (pasi)likti palikt duduk blijven bli, forbli pozostać پاتې كېدل ficar a rămâne остаться zostať ostati ostati stanna [kvar] พักอยู่ kalmak 逗留 залишатися رک جانا ở lại 逗留
3. to continue to be. The problem remains unsolved. steeds يَسْتَمِر продължавам да съществувам permanecer zůstat bleiben forblive παραμένω permanecer, continuar püsima هنوزبودن؛ ادامه دادن pysyä rester לְהִישָאֵר शेष रह जाना dalje (još) postojati marad tetap halda áfram að vera restare 〜のままである 여전히 (...의 상태로) 있다 likti palikt masih blijven fortsette med å være, forbli pozostawać ادامه ورکول permanecer a rămâne сохраняться zostať ostajati ostati förbli ยังเหมือนเดิม kalmak, hâlâ var olmak 保持 залишатися بدستور رہنا یا ہونا tiếp tục tồn tại 保持
reˈmainder (-də) noun the amount or number that is left when the rest has gone, been taken away etc. I've corrected most of the essays – the remainder will get done tomorrow. die res بَقِيَّه остатък resto zbytek der Rest rest ό, τι απομένει resto ülejäänu باقی مانده؛ باز مانده loppu reste שארית बाकी, शेष, शेषफल, अवशेष ostatak, preostali dio maradék sisa afgangur resto 残り 나머지 likusieji, likusioji dalis atlikums; pārpalikums; pārējais bahagian yang tinggal rest rest reszta پاتى شونكى، باقى، پاتى: حاصل تفريق resto rest остаток zvyšok ostanek ostatak återstod, rest ส่วนที่เหลืออยู่ geri kalanlar; bakiye 剩餘部分 залишо, решта بچا ہوا người/vật còn lại 剩余部分
reˈmains noun plural1. what is left after part has been taken away, eaten, destroyed etc. the remains of a meal. oorskiet فَضَلَه، الباقي останки restos zbytky die Überreste(pl.) rest υπολείμματα, απομεινάρια restos jääk, säilmed بقایا؛ آثار به جا مانده tähteet restes שְׂרִידִים बचा-खुचा ostaci, ruševine maradék(ok) sisa leifar resti, avanzi 残り 잔해 likučiai atliekas; paliekas saki overblijfselen restene resztki پخوانی آسار restos resturi остатки zvyšky ostanki ostaci rester, lämningar ซาก kalıntılar, artıklar 殘餘,遺跡 залишок, рештки بچا کھچا những thứ còn lại 残余,遗迹
2. a dead body. to dispose of someone's remains. lyk رُفات тленни останки restos mortais ostatky sterbliche Überreste de jordiske rester πτώμα, λείψανο restos maised jäänused جسد؛ لاشه maalliset jäännökset restes שְׂרִידִים खंडहर, अवशेष posmrtni ostaci földi maradványok mayat jarðneskar leifar, lík (resti mortali) 遺体 유해 palaikai mirstīgās atliekas mayat stoffelijk overschot lik, levninger szczątki جسد restos mortais rămăşiţe pământeşti останки pozostatky posmrtni ostanki posmrtni ostaci kvarlevor ซากศพ ceset, ölü 遺體 останки, тлін نعش thi hài 遗体
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remainder
n. resto, residuo.
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