Remainder | Mean of remainder in English Dictionary

/rɪˈmeɪndɚ/

• Noun
• the part that is left when the other people or things are gone, used, etc.
1. Most of the university's students live on campus and the remainder [=the rest] rent apartments in town.
2. The players will be suspended for the remainder of the season.
3. The remainder of the money will be donated to charity.
• the number that is left when one number is subtracted from another number
1. 2 subtracted from 5 gives a remainder of 3.
• the number that is left over when one number does not divide evenly into another number
1. 5 goes into 29 five times with a remainder of 4.

• a book that is sold at a reduced price by the publisher
• Verb
• to sell (a book) at a reduced price because not many copies are being sold and no more copies will be produced
1. The book did not sell well and ended up being remaindered.