Remainder

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1. Noun

Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant.

2. Noun

The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction.

3. Noun

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.

4. Adjective

Remaining; left; left over; refuse.

5. Noun

the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
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