Meaning of remainder In English

• 0 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.

• 1 in mathematics, the amount that is left when one number cannot be exactly divided by another:

  • 9 divided by 4 is 2, remainder 1.

• 2 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.

• 3 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.

• 4 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.

• 5 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%.

• 6 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.