noun · neutral
remainder
UK/rɪˈmeɪndə(r)/US/rɪˈmeɪndər/re·MAIN·der
task1
the part that is left after the other parts have been taken away
Examples
“the remainder of the year”
“The remainder was donated.”
“remainder after expenses”
Band 8 sentence
“After all deductions, the remainder of the grant was distributed evenly among the departments.”
Collocations
- the remainder of
- remainder after
Word family
remainder nremain vremaining adj
Common mistakes
Remainder were used for research→The remainder was used for research
remainder of students→the remainder of the students
Say it for a higher band
5rest→6the rest→7+remainder
Synonyms
rest
Easily confused
rest
“The rest of the funds were allocated to scholarships.”
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