remainder

noun

re·main·der | \ ri-ˈmān-dər

Definition of remainder

(Entry 1 of 3)

1 : an interest or estate in property that follows and is dependent on the termination of a prior intervening possessory estate created at the same time by the same instrument

2a : a remaining group, part, or trace

b(1) : the number left after a subtraction

(2) : the final undivided part after division that is less or of lower degree than the divisor

3 : a book sold at a reduced price by the publisher after sales have slowed

remainder

adjective

Definition of remainder (Entry 2 of 3)

: leftover, remaining

remainder

verb

remaindered; remaindering\ ri-ˈmān-d(ə-)riŋ

Definition of remainder (Entry 3 of 3)

transitive verb

: to dispose of as remainders

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Examples of remainder in a Sentence

Noun 2 subtracted from 5 gives a remainder of 3. 5 goes into 29 five times with a remainder of 4. Verb The book did not sell well and ended up being remaindered.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The primary election June 7 will serve as the final contest for the remainder of the current term, and also as a primary to select candidates for the November general election for the next two-year term. — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2022 Likewise, the Tigers found their bats for the remainder of the season, averaging 5.43 runs over the final 129 games to finish just four games under .500 at 79-83, 16 games back in the AL Central. — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2022 This is just the first of many Scott performances lined up for the remainder of the year. — Thania Garcia, Variety, 15 May 2022 The quick tire strategy, along with the quick hands in the cockpit, made Herta a player for the remainder of the race, as rain stopped and started and more than a half-dozen cautions cluttered up the flow of the action. — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 14 May 2022 Haley and Chevako, the English-language instructors, are leading the fundraising effort to pay for tuition for the remainder of the intensive English program as well as four-year undergraduate degrees. — Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2022 Loyola maintained a double-digit lead for the remainder of the afternoon. — Ryan Mcfadden, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2022 Mary’s Kya Epps said of her goals for the remainder of the year. — cleveland, 12 May 2022 Andre Iguodala is out for the remainder of the Grizzlies series. — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb In vast quantities it has been remaindered Like a van-load of counterfeit that has been seized Behind his wit lurked a polymath. — New York Times, 27 Nov. 2019 See More

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More Definitions for remainder

remainder

noun

re·main·der | \ ri-ˈmān-dər

Kids Definition of remainder

1 : a group or part that is left She took the remainder of the cake.

2 : the number left after a subtraction 5 minus 3 leaves a remainder of 2.

3 : the number left over from the dividend after division that is less than the divisor 10 divided by 3 leaves 3 with a remainder of 1.

remainder

noun

re·main·der

Legal Definition of remainder

1 : an estate in property in favor of one other than the grantor that follows upon the natural termination of a prior intervening possessory estate (as a life estate) created at the same time and by the same instrument — compare future interest at interest sense 1, reversion

— charitable remainder

: a remainder in favor of a charity

— contingent remainder

: a remainder that is to take effect in favor of an unidentifiable person (as one not yet born) or upon the occurrence of an uncertain event

— called also executory remainder

— cross remainder

: either of two or more remainders in favor of two or more persons so that upon the termination of one remainder that share goes to the other or others

— executory remainder

: contingent remainder in this entry

— remainder vested subject to open

: a vested remainder that is subject to diminution by the shares of other remaindermen (as children born later)

— vested remainder

: a remainder in the favor of an ascertained person who has a present interest and is entitled to take possession upon the termination of the prior estate

2 : that which remains or is left specifically : the property in a decedent's estate that is not otherwise devised or bequeathed I leave the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate to my son Michael