remainder
/ɹəˈmeɪndɚ/ sustantivo B1En español: resto, remanente, sobras, restante
- A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred. · My son ate part of his cake and I ate the remainder.· You can have the remainder of my clothes.
- 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. · 17 leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 3.· 11 divided by 2 is 5 remainder 1.
- The number left over after a simple subtraction · 10 minus 4 leaves a remainder of 6
- Excess stock items left unsold and subject to reduction in price. · I got a really good price on this shirt because it was a remainder.
- An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined
Plural remainders
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If your daughter had committed only one crime, and I saw her meditating another, I would say ‘Warn her, punish her, let her pass the remainder of her life in a convent, weeping and praying.’ If she had committed two crimes, I would say, ‘Here, M.
Bingley intended it likewise, and sometimes made choice of his county; but, as he was now provided with a good house and the liberty of a manor, it was doubtful to many of those who best knew the easiness of his temper, whether he might not spend the remainder of his days at Netherfield, and leave the next generation to purchase.
He is said to have about seven lawsuits upon his hands at present, which will probably swallow up the remainder of his fortune and so draw his sting and leave him harmless for the future.
I had enough of both in Afghanistan to last me for the remainder of my natural existence.
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