<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>something that remains or is left: the remainder of the day.</li><li>a remaining part.</li><li>Arithmetic: the quantity that remains after subtraction.</li><li>the portion of the dividend that is not evenly divisible by the divisor.</li><li>Mathematics: the difference between a function or a number and an approximation to it.</li><li>Law: a future interest so created as to take effect at the end of another estate, as when property is conveyed to one person for life and then to another.</li><li>remainders, Philately: the quantities of stamps on hand after they have been demonetized or otherwise voided for postal use.</li><li>a copy of a book remaining in the publisher's stock when its sale has practically ceased, frequently sold at a reduced price.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>remaining; leftover.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to dispose of or sell as a remainder.</li></ul>