How do you use the word "remainder" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "remainder" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "remainder": He was excused from the remainder of the work. The remainder of his sentence was drowned out by the sudden noise.

Remainder Meaning

/ɹɪˈmeɪndə/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.

nounThe amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend without producing a negative result. If n (dividend) and d (divisor) are integers, then n can always be expressed in the form n = dq + r, where q (quotient) and r (remainder) are also integers and 0 ≤ r < d.

Sentence Examples

He was excused from the remainder of the work.

The remainder of his sentence was drowned out by the sudden noise.

I kept some of his books and gave away the remainder.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

rest difference balance

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

After eating half of the cake, he put the ____ in the refrigerator for later.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

She donated the ____ of her estate to a charity after providing for her immediate family.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English remaindre, remeigner, from Anglo-Norman remaindre, with infinitive used as noun.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"When the clocks are put forward at the introduction of summer time, the long-distance night trains automatically become one hour late, and continue to run late for the remainder of their journeys. […] Similarly, when the clocks are put back in the autumn, the night trains become one hour early." — 1951 June, “The Why and the Wherefore: Railways and Summer Time”, in Railway Magazine, page 429:

"Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world." — 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii:

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