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1re·main·der Listen to audio/rɪˈmeɪndɚ/ noun
plural re·main·ders
1 the remainder : the part that is left when the other people or things are gone, used, etc.
Most of the university's students live on campus and the remainder [=the rest] rent apartments in town.often + of The players will be suspended for the remainder of the season. The remainder of the money will be donated to charity.
2 [count] mathematics a : the number that is left when one number is subtracted from another number
2 subtracted from 5 gives a remainder of 3.
b : the number that is left over when one number does not divide evenly into another number
5 goes into 29 five times with a remainder of 4.
3 [count] : a book that is sold at a reduced price by the publisher : a book that is remaindered

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