n.
- a part, number, or quantity that is left over.
▸Mathematics the number which is left over in a division in which one quantity does not exactly divide another.
- a part that is still to come.
- a copy of a book left unsold when demand has fallen.
- Law a property interest that becomes effective in possession only when a prior interest ends.
v.
dispose of (a book left unsold) at a reduced price.
Etymology
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr., from L. remanere (see remain).
