remainder in WordNet English dictionary

1. something left after other parts have been taken away
   "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"
   remainder  balance  residual  residue  residuum  rest 
   
2. the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
   remainder  difference 
   
3. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
   end  remainder  remnant  oddment 
   
4. the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
   remainder 
   

1. sell cheaply as remainders
   "The publisher remaindered the books"
   remainder