something left after other parts have been taken away; there was no remainder; he threw away the rest; he took what he wanted and I got the balance

[ Syn: balance , residual , residue , residuum , rest ]

the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor

the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

[ Syn: difference ]

a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

[ Syn: end , remnant , oddment ]

sell cheaply as remainders; The publisher remaindered the books'