OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 9213

remainder

/ɹɪˈmeɪndə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
remanente • residuo • resquicio (Lat. Am.) • restante • resto • sobras
A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.
My son ate part of his cake and I ate the remainder.
You can have the remainder of my clothes.
resto
The number left over after a simple subtraction
10 minus 4 leaves a remainder of 6
saldo
Excess stock items left unsold and subject to reduction in price.
I got a really good price on this shirt because it was a remainder.
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