remainder

noun remainders · remainer

1. 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.

   Similar: remnant

2. 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.
3. The number left over after a simple subtraction 10 minus 4 leaves a remainder of 6
4. 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.
5. An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined

Similar: residue, rest, lave, surplus, leavings, leftover, ort, relic, remainder, remains, remanent, residuum, rump · Opposite: dearth, deficiency, deficit, shortage, undersupply, adjunct, decrement

adjective remainer

1. not comparable Remaining.

   Similar: leftover

verb remainders · remaindering · remaindered · remainer

1. transitive 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.