remainder definition

1. something left after other parts have been taken away
• examples: there was no remainder
• examples: he threw away the rest
• examples: he took what he wanted and I got the balance
2. the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
3. the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
4. sell cheaply as remainders
• examples: The publisher remaindered the books