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"remainder" in English

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remaindernoun

uk ​ /rɪˈmeɪn.dər/ us ​ /rɪˈmeɪn.dɚ/

remainder noun (PART LEFT)

the remainder [ S ]

› the part of something that is left after the other parts have gone, been used, or been taken away:

I ate most of it and gave the remainder to the dog.
It rained the first day but the remainder of the trip was fine.

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remainderverb [ T ]

uk ​ /rɪˈmeɪn.dər/ us ​ /rɪˈmeɪn.dɚ/

› to sell a book cheaply because it has not sold well and no more copies of it will be produced:

His autobiography never sold very well and was soon remaindered.

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(Definition of “remainder” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"remainder" in American English

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remaindernoun [ C usually sing ]

us ​ /rɪˈmeɪn·dər/

› the part that is left after the other parts are gone, used, or taken away:

It rained the first day but was sunny for the remainder of the trip.

› mathematics A remainder is the amount left when one number cannot be exactly divided by another.

(Definition of “remainder” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

"remainder" in Business English

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remaindernoun

uk ​ /rɪˈmeɪndər/ us ​
the remainder (of)

› the part of something that is not included in a total or amount, or that is left after the rest has gone:

Venezuela is able to sell three-quarters of its OPEC quota as refined products, with the heavy crude oil making up most of the remainder.
the remainder of sth The remainder of its business, plastic packaging, makes up 20% of group sales.
Inflation could remain at 3% or above for the remainder of the year.

› [ C ] COMMERCE a book, CD, or DVD that is sold at a reduced price, often because it has not sold as well as expected:

All our remainders have been discounted by more than 50%.

remainderverb [ T ]

uk ​ /rɪˈmeɪndər/ us ​

› COMMERCE to sell a book, CD, or DVD at a reduced price, often because it has not sold as well as expected:

Copies of his autobiography are now being remaindered.

(Definition of “remainder” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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