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leftover vs remainder

remainder vs leftover

leftover and remainder both are nouns.

leftover is an adjective but remainder is not an adjective.

leftover is not a verb while remainder is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leftover Yes Yes No No
remainder Yes No Yes No
As nouns, remainder is a hypernym of leftover; that is, remainder is a word with a broader meaning than leftover:
  • leftover: a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
  • remainder: something left after other parts have been taken away
Other hypernyms of leftover include balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest.
leftover (noun) remainder (noun)
a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
something left after other parts have been taken away
leftover (adjective) remainder (adjective)
not used up
leftover (verb) remainder (verb)
sell cheaply as remainders
Difference between leftover and remainder

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