a copy or number of copies of a book still held by a publisher when the sale has fallen off, usually disposed of at a greatly reduced price
Law an estate of expectancy but not in possession, as when land is conveyed by the same deed to one person while alive and at death to another and that person's heirs
Math.
what is left when a smaller number is subtracted from a larger
what is left undivided when one number is divided by another that is not one of its factors
adjective
Rare remaining; leftover
transitive verb
to sell (books, etc.) as remainders
See remainder in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(rĭ-mānˈdər)
noun
Something left over after other parts have been taken away.
Mathematics
a. The number left over when one integer is divided by another: The remainder plus the product of the quotient times the divisor equals the dividend.
b. The number obtained when one number is subtracted from another; the difference.
Law An estate in land that is conveyed only after the termination of a preceding estate created at the same time.
A book that remains with a publisher after sales have fallen off, usually sold at a reduced price.