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remainder vs portion

portion vs remainder

remainder and portion both are nouns.

remainder and portion both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
remainder Yes No Yes No
portion Yes No Yes No
As nouns, portion is a hypernym of remainder; that is, portion is a word with a broader meaning than remainder:
  • remainder: something left after other parts have been taken away
  • portion: something determined in relation to something that includes it
Other hypernyms of remainder include component, component part, constituent, part.
remainder (noun) portion (noun)
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold the allotment of some amount by dividing something
the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend something less than the whole of a human artifact
the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
something left after other parts have been taken away assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
something determined in relation to something that includes it
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
remainder (verb) portion (verb)
sell cheaply as remainders give out
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