something that remains or is left

the remainder of the day.

a remaining part.

Arithmetic .

the quantity that remains after subtraction.

the portion of the dividend that is not evenly divisible by the divisor.

Mathematics . the difference between a function or a number and an approximation to it.

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.

remainders, Philately . the quantities of stamps on hand after they have been demonetized or otherwise voided for postal use.

a copy of a book remaining in the publisher's stock when its sale has practically ceased, frequently sold at a reduced price.

remaining; leftover.

to dispose of or sell as a remainder.

noun

base , core

noun

bottom of barrel , butt , carry-over , detritus , dregs , excess , fragment , garbage , hangover * , heel , junk , leavings , leftover , obverse , oddment , odds and ends * , overplus , refuse , relic , remains , remnant , residuum , rest , ruins , salvage , scrap , stump , surplus , trace , vestige , waste , wreck , wreckagenotes:remainder is a general word for what is left over , while residue (and residuum ) is the remains at the end of a process; remnant is a part left after the greater part has been removed , residue , balance , leftovers , residual , surplusage