remainder
noun · adjective · verbB2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 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.
You can have the remainder of my clothes.
He spent the remainder of the war in a prisoner-of-war camp.
- 2.
(mathematics) 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.
- 3.
(mathematics) The number left over after a simple subtraction
10 minus 4 leaves a remainder of 6
- 4.
(commerce) 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.
(law) An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(not comparable)Remaining.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)(transitive, commerce) 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.
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From Middle English remaindre, remeigner, from remaindre, with infinitive used as noun.