the remainder
noun
: the part that is left when the other people or things are gone, used, etc.
Most of the students left today and the remainder will leave tomorrow.
—often + ofThe players will be suspended for the remainder of the season.
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In a bid to stave off red-hot inflation, Russia’s central bank halted all foreign currency purchases for the remainder of the year, while actively selling Chinese yuan, in hopes of propping up the ruble.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
Booker is serving his second full term but was first elected to the Senate in 2013 in a special election to serve the remainder of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s term.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Nov. 2024
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Best Buy’s quarter came up short of expectations, with the misses compounded by downward revisions to management’s outlook for the remainder of the year.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
The 94-year-old Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO is also changing his donation strategy from having his three children disseminate the remainder of his $147.4 billion fortune during the 10 years following his death.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
Booker is serving his second full term but was first elected to the Senate in 2013 in a special election to serve the remainder of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s term.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Nov. 2024
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Best Buy’s quarter came up short of expectations, with the misses compounded by downward revisions to management’s outlook for the remainder of the year.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
The 94-year-old Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO is also changing his donation strategy from having his three children disseminate the remainder of his $147.4 billion fortune during the 10 years following his death.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 Nov. 2024
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“The remainder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20remainder. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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