sell vs remainder

remainder vs sell

sell and remainder both are nouns.

sell and remainder both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sell	Yes	No	Yes	No
remainder	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, remainder is a hyponym of sell; that is, remainder is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sell:

sell: exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
remainder: sell cheaply as remainders

Other hyponyms of sell include clear, negociate, scalp, bootleg, sell short, resell, syndicate, deaccession, sell off, fob off, foist off, palm off, realise, realize, auction, auction off, auctioneer, retail, wholesale, sacrifice, dump, underprice, undercut, undersell, dispose, move, prostitute.

sell (noun)	remainder (noun)
the activity of persuading someone to buy	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

sell (verb)	remainder (verb)
persuade somebody to accept something	sell cheaply as remainders
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
give up for a price or reward
deliver to an enemy by treachery
be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
be responsible for the sale of
be approved of or gain acceptance

Difference between sell and remainder

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