Definition of Remainder

an amount that is extra

Examples of Remainder in a sentence

After dividing 3 into 25, the remainder to the math problem is one because 3 goes into 25 eight times with 1 left over.  🔊

Once I finished working for ten hours at my job, I spent the remainder of the day resting in my recliner at my house.  🔊

Two pieces were cut out of the fabric and the remainder of the fabric was used as scraps for my craft projects.  🔊

After the deductions were taken out of my paycheck, the remainder of it became my net pay or take home pay.  🔊

The first one hundred pages of the book described how the main character got into trouble and the remainder of it explained how she resolved her problems.  🔊

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