Synonyms for remainder
rɪˈmeɪn dərre·main·der

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1. remaindernoun

   Synonyms:
   surplus, leftover

2. remaindernoun

   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 at a reduced price.

   Synonyms:
   surplus, rest, residue, remnant, leftover

3. remaindernoun

   The amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend without producing a negative result. If (dividend) and d (divisor) are integers, then can always be expressed in the form n = dq + r, where q (quotient) and r (remainder) are also integers and 0 r d.

   Synonyms:
   residue, rest, remnant, surplus

4. remaindernoun

   The number left over after a simple subtraction

   10 minus 4 leaves a remainder of 6

   Synonyms:
   surplus, rest, remnant, residue

5. remaindernoun

   Excessive stock items left unsold and subject to reduction in price.

   I got a really good price on this shirt because it was a remainder.

   Synonyms:
   surplus, remnant, rest, residue

6. remaindernoun

   An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined

   Synonyms:
   residue, rest, surplus, remnant

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1. remainder

   Synonyms:
   rest, residue, remnant, balance, surplus, leavings, relics, difference

   Antonyms:
   expenditure, loss, outgoings, issue, waste

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1. remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, restnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   relief, counterbalance, end, quietus, difference, relaxation, symmetry, equaliser, residual, ease, balance, proportion, residuum, rest, repose, equalizer, counterweight, rest period, eternal sleep, residue, sleep, counterpoise, equilibrium, remnant, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, oddment, balance wheel, proportionality, eternal rest, respite

2. remaindernoun

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

   Synonyms:
   residue, end, residual, oddment, balance, residuum, remnant, rest, difference

3. remainder, differencenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   divergence, residue, end, residual, oddment, difference of opinion, balance, conflict, dispute, residuum, remnant, deviation, departure, rest, difference

4. end, remainder, remnant, oddmentverb

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

   Synonyms:
   residue, goal, peculiarity, terminal, last, conclusion, difference, end, curio, ending, residual, balance, rarity, residuum, rest, destruction, curiosity, oddity, death, remnant, closing, close, final stage, oddment, leftover

5. remainderverb

   sell cheaply as remainders

   "The publisher remaindered the books"

Matched Categories

1. • Commerce
   • Number
   • Sell

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1. remaindernoun

   Synonyms:
   remnant, residue, rest, remains, BALANCE

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1. remaindernoun

   Synonyms:
   residue, remnant, balance, rest, surplus, surplusage, residuum

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1. List of paraphrases for "remainder":

   rest, remains, stay, stays, diner, other, balance, surplus, remaining

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1. The French:

   It was a.. . very tense game against a formidable opponent but we did not give up and we wore them down, i would have liked us to play more in the first half so the second half would have been easier but I guess this will be freeing us for the remainder of the tournament.

2. Chief Executive Peter Wennink:

   We believe that for the remainder of the year we could see sales levels which are equal to the prognosis for the outlook for Q3, with some upside potential.

3. Investigation Director James Comey:

   A lot. More than I will make in the remainder of this job, which is seven years and four months for sure, but it was, in my view, worth it.

4. Chief Executive Jay Hooley:

   Institutional net outflows (in 2015) were primarily driven by client asset allocation shifts and redemptions by a client that is in-sourcing their business, redemptions by this client are expected to continue through the remainder of 2016.

5. Guy Berger:

   The labor market appears to be in good health through the June payroll survey period. This ongoing labor market resilience is important, because it underpins our forecast of a rebound in the economy during the remainder of 2015.