the remainder

noun

: the part that is left when the other people or things are gone, used, etc.

Most of the students left today and the remainder will leave tomorrow.

—often + of

The players will be suspended for the remainder of the season.

Examples of the remainder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After letting go of the minor, Schmidt yelled at both his parents and Pambianchi for the remainder of the evening, aggressively getting into Pambianchi's face multiple times. — Gabe White, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2026

Alongside it, issuers may hold up to 70% of backing assets in short-term UK government debt, up from 60% in the draft, with the remainder parked at the Bank of England as unremunerated deposits. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

And Hamas—which ended the war with about twenty thousand fighters, some recruited and trained during the war—controls the remainder of Gaza. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Approximately 171 miles—or 80 percent—of the route is open, with the remainder scheduled for completion this year. — Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

Rhymes for the remainder

• attainder