have left as a remainder

  • 1remainder — remainder, residue, residuum, remains, leavings, rest, balance, remnant can all mean what is left after the subtraction or removal of a part. Remainder is the technical term for the result in the arithmetical process of subtraction {subtract 8… …

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  • 2remainder — re·main·der n [Anglo French, from Old French remaindre to remain] 1: an estate in property in favor of one other than the grantor that follows upon the natural termination of a prior intervening possessory estate (as a life estate) created at the …

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  • 3remainder subject to open — A vested remainder that will go to a group containing an undetermined number of people. For example, to Adam for life, and then to his children. The remainder left to the children is subject to open because it is unknown how many children (if… …

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  • 4remainder — /ri mayn deuhr/, n. 1. something that remains or is left: the remainder of the day. 2. a remaining part. 3. Arith. a. the quantity that remains after subtraction. b. the portion of the dividend that is not evenly divisible by the divisor. 4. Math …

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  • 5remainder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Anything left over Nouns 1. remainder, residue, hangover, result; remains, remnant, vestige, rest, relic, leavings, crumbs, heeltap, odds and ends, leftovers, debris, cheese parings, orts, residuum,… …

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  • 6remainder — I UK [rɪˈmeɪndə(r)] / US [rɪˈmeɪndər] noun Word forms remainder : singular remainder plural remainders ** 1) a) the remainder the part of something that is left after the rest has gone or been finished remainder of: We must keep our costs down… …

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  • 7remainder — The remnant of an estate in land, depending upon a particular prior estate created at the same time and by the same instrument, and limited to arise immediately on the determination of that estate, and not in abridgement of it. A future interest… …

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  • 8remainder — re|main|der1 [ rı meındər ] noun ** 1. ) the remainder the part of something that is left after the rest has gone or been finished: remainder of: We must keep our costs down for the remainder of the financial year. a ) in mathematics, the amount… …

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  • 9remainder — ▪ I. remainder re‧main‧der 1 [rɪˈmeɪndə ǁ ər] noun 1. the remainder the part of something left after the other parts have gone or been dealt with: • The company will pay £316 million to the pension fund this year, and the remainder over 30 years …

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  • 10remainder — 1. noun a) A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed. My son ate part of his cake and I ate the remainder. b) The amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend without producing a… …

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