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remainders

/rɪˈmeɪndərz/

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noun

Restes, reliquats

A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed.

Examples :

"My son ate part of his cake and I ate the remainder."

Mon fils a mangé une partie de son gâteau et j'ai mangé le reste.

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noun

Le reste

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.

Examples :

"11 divided by 2 is 5 remainder 1."

11 divisé par 2 est égal à 5, reste 1.

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noun

Reste

The number left over after a simple subtraction

Examples :

"10 minus 4 leaves a remainder of 6"

10 moins 4 laisse un reste de 6.

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noun

Restes, invendus

Excess stock items left unsold and subject to reduction in price.

Examples :

"I got a really good price on this shirt because it was a remainder."

J'ai eu un très bon prix sur cette chemise parce que c'était un invendu.

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noun

Restes, reliquats

An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined

Examples :

"After Grandma's house was given to her son, the remainders of the estate were transferred to her granddaughter. "

Après que la maison de grand-mère a été donnée à son fils, les restes de la succession ont été transférés à sa petite-fille.

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verb

Dégriffer, solder

To mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price.

Examples :

"The bookstore remaindered the unsold copies of that book at the end of summer at a reduced price."

La librairie a dégriffé les exemplaires invendus de ce livre à la fin de l'été à prix réduit.

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