remainder
noun
[ rɪˈmeɪndə ]
• a part of something that is left over when other parts have been completed, used, or dealt with.
• "leave a few mushrooms for garnish and slice the remainder"
Similar:
residue,
balance,
remaining part/number/quantity,
rest,
others,
those left,
remnant,
remnants,
rump,
surplus,
difference,
extra,
excess,
superfluity,
overflow,
overspill,
extra people/material/things,
residuum,
• a property interest that becomes effective in possession only when a prior interest (created at the same time) ends.
remainder
verb
• dispose of (a book left unsold) at a reduced price.
• "titles are being remaindered increasingly quickly to save on overheads"
Origin:
late Middle English (in remainder (sense 2 of the noun)): from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin remanere (see remain).
