remainder.
A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.
Meaning & usage
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
Where this word comes from
From Middle English remaindre, remeigner, from Anglo-Norman remaindre, with infinitive used as noun.
Remaining.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English remaindre, remeigner, from Anglo-Norman remaindre, with infinitive used as noun.
To mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price.
The bookstore remaindered the unsold copies of that book at the end of summer.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English remaindre, remeigner, from Anglo-Norman remaindre, with infinitive used as noun.
Try it on your idea.
remainder has 9 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.