REMAINDER


Meaning of REMAINDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪˈmeɪndə ]

n. & v. --n. 1 a part remaining or left over. 2 remaining persons or things. 3 a number left after division or subtraction. 4 the copies of a book left unsold when demand has fallen. 5 Law an interest in an estate that becomes effective in possession only when a prior interest (devised at the same time) ends. --v.tr. dispose of (a remainder of books) at a reduced price. [ME (in sense 5) f. AF, = OF remaindre: see REMAIN]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.