remainder

Definitions

remain + -der (agent/result, an Old French form) = the thing that remains — the part left behind. In math it's the precise leftover after division: 7 divided by 3 leaves a remainder of 1.

Common Collocations

• 1.the remainder of the day当天剩余时间
• 2.for the remainder在剩余时间里
• 3.divide with a remainder除后有余数
• 4.the remainder of the year本年余下的时间

Example Sentences

• 1.

  We spent the remainder of the afternoon reading.

• 2.

  Divide 17 by 5 and the remainder is 2.

• 3.

  The store sold off the remainder of its stock.