Leftover vs. Remainder — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Leftover and Remainder
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Leftover
Remaining as an unused portion or amount.
Remainder
In mathematics, the remainder is the amount "left over" after performing some computation. In arithmetic, the remainder is the integer "left over" after dividing one integer by another to produce an integer quotient (integer division).
Leftover
A remnant or an unused portion.
Remainder
A part of something that is left over when other parts have been completed, used, or dealt with
The remainder of the year
Leave a few mushrooms for garnish and slice the remainder
Leftover
Leftovers Food remaining from a previous meal.
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Remainder
A property interest that becomes effective in possession only when a prior interest (created at the same time) ends.
Leftover
Remaining; left behind; extra; in reserve.
Do you want some of the leftover supplies from the event?
I have some leftover spaghetti in the fridge, so I don't plan to cook tonight.
Remainder
Dispose of (a book left unsold) at a reduced price
Titles are being remaindered increasingly quickly to save on overheads
Leftover
Something left behind; an excess or remainder.
It's a leftover from yesterday, but it's still perfectly good.
Remainder
Something left over after other parts have been taken away.
Leftover
Remaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack.
Not leftovers again!
The entire wheel of cheese is a leftover from the party.
Remainder
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.
Leftover
Not used up; remaining after use of part; as, unusable leftover auto parts.
Remainder
The number obtained when one number is subtracted from another; the difference.
Leftover
Remaining from a previous meal; - of food; as, leftover food served at a later meal.
Remainder
(Law) An estate in property that takes effect after the expiration of another estate, as where one party is given the right to occupy a property for that party's lifetime, and then another party is given the same right after the first party's death.
Leftover
An unused part or portion; - used especially of food remaining uneaten from a previous meal; as, to have leftovers for dinner.
Remainder
A book that remains with a publisher after sales have fallen off, usually sold at a reduced price.
Leftover
A small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
Remainder
To sell or dispose of as a remainder.
Leftover
Not used up;
Leftover meatloaf
She had a little money left over so she went to a movie
Some odd dollars left
Saved the remaining sandwiches for supper
Unexpended provisions
Remainder
A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed.
My son ate part of his cake and I ate the remainder.
You can have the remainder of my clothes.
Leftover
Uneaten and saved for eating later;
Leftover food served at a later meal
Yesterday's reheated soup
Remainder
(mathematics) The 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.
17 leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 3.
11 divided by 2 is 5 remainder 1.
Remainder
(mathematics) The number left over after a simple subtraction
10 minus 4 leaves a remainder of 6
Remainder
(commerce) Excess stock items left unsold and subject to reduction in price.
I got a really good price on this shirt because it was a remainder.
Remainder
(legal) An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined
Remainder
Remaining.
Remainder
To mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price.
The bookstore remaindered the unsold copies of that book at the end of summer.
Remainder
Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant.
If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes off clear, the remainder yields no salt.
Remainder
The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction.
Remainder
An estate in expectancy, generally in land, which becomes an estate in possession upon the determination of a particular prior estate, created at the same time, and by the same instrument; for example, if land be conveyed to A for life, and on his death to B, A's life interest is a particuar estate, and B's interest is a remainder, or estate in remainder.
Remainder
Remaining; left; left over; refuse.
Which is as dry as the remainder biscuitAfter a voyage.
Remainder
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
The part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
Remainder
The number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
Remainder
A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
Remainder
Sell cheaply as remainders;
The publisher remaindered the books
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