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    remainder
    re‧main‧der /rɪˈmeɪndə $ -ər/ noun
     Word Family: noun: the remainder, remainder, remains; verb: remain; adjective: remaining
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Anglo-French
     Origin: Old French remaindre; ⇨ remain
    1. the remainder the part of something that is left after everything else has gone or been dealt with
       SYN  the rest:
        The remainder must be paid by the end of June.
        the remainder of
        He spent the remainder of his police career behind a desk.
    2. [countable]
      a. the number you get when you subtract one number from another number
      b. the number that is left when you divide one number by another number:
        Fifteen divided by four gives you a remainder of 3.