remainder

noun

a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

the number that remains after subtraction

the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor

something left after other parts have been taken away

verb

sell cheaply as remainders

Roots

rere- · Latin · back maneo-main · Latin · stay, remain

Synonyms for remainder

restn residualadj residuumn remnantn residuen leftoveradj portionn remainsn leavingsn balancen surplusn

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Where does remainder come from?

The word remainder breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -main, from Latin maneo (“stay, remain”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.