noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the remainder of a chapter formal (= the rest of a chapter )
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The remainder of this chapter is devoted to a discussion of privatization.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
divide
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He divided the remainder into two piles.
pay
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We will then be in a position to pay you the remainder of the fees owing.
spend
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Jaq had spent the remainder of the voyage feeling exalted, yet pitiful.
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Kathy spent the remainder of the afternoon working on a book of crossword puzzles.
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She herself had spent the remainder of the previous week keeping out of David's way as much as possible.
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He no doubt found this preferable to spending the remainder of his days in the Tower.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Many of the remainder were absorbed by McCorquodale the printers.
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Only two of the patients with residual cystic duct stones were advised to undergo cholecystectomy and the remainder are asymptomatic.
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The remainder constitutes the interstitial fluid that surrounds each body cell.
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The remainder were largely due to sewage, industrial pollution or oil spillages.
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The remainder will be treated as investment income, which is liable to tax.
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The caddies received only a proportion of this as a caddie master was entitled to the remainder .
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The distribution of the remainder of the portfolios was unchanged.