/ rɪˈmeɪndə(r); NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
1.
(usually the remainder ) [ sing.+ sing./pl. v . ] the remaining people, things or time
SYN the rest :
I kept some of his books and gave away the remainder.
HELP NOTE : When the remainder refers to a plural noun, the verb is plural:
Most of our employees work in New York; the remainder are in London.
2.
[ C , usually sing. ] ( mathematics ) the numbers left after one number has been subtracted from another, or one number has been divided into another :
Divide 2 into 7, and the answer is 3, remainder 1.
3.
[ C ] a book that has been remaindered
■ verb
[ v , vn ] [ usually passive ] to sell books at a reduced price
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in a legal sense): from Anglo-Norman French , from Latin remanere , from re- (expressing intensive force) + manere to stay.