remainderre·main·der1 /rɪˈmeɪndə-ər/ noun1the remainder the part of something left after the other parts have gone or been dealt withThe company will pay £316 million to the pension fund this year, and the remainder over 30 years.
2[countableC]COMMERCE a book sold cheaply because it has not been successfulThe quantity of remainders has increased greatly in the last decade.