remainder

残り

ほかの部分を使ったり取り除いたり終えたりした後に残る部分。

やさしい英語で： The part that is left after the rest has been used, removed, or finished.

• I ate half and saved the remainder.
• They spent the remainder of their holiday by the sea.
• Divide the remainder equally between the children.

使い方： the remainder of something (We spent the remainder of the day at home.)

類義語： rest, remnant

よく使う表現： the remainder of something, for the remainder, divide the remainder

余り

整数で割り切れないときに残る数。

やさしい英語で： The number left when a number cannot be divided into equal whole parts.

• Eight divided by three leaves a remainder of two.
• The division has no remainder.
• What remainder do you get when you divide seventeen by five?

使い方： a remainder of + number (Ten divided by three gives a remainder of one.)

よく使う表現： a remainder of two, with no remainder, find the remainder

売れ残り品、特価本

在庫をなくすため、安く売り出される売れ残りの商品。特に本。

やさしい英語で： An unsold item offered at a lower price to clear stock, especially a book.

• I bought the book as a remainder.
• The shop sells remainders at very low prices.
• Several unsold novels ended up in the remainder sale.

よく使う表現： buy a remainder, publisher remainders, remainder sale

特価で売り払う

売れ残った商品、特に本を値下げして売り払うこと。

やさしい英語で： To reduce the price of unsold items, especially books, to clear stock.

• The publisher remaindered the unsold books.
• Shops often remainder older editions to make room for new ones.
• They decided to remainder the remaining copies after sales slowed.

よく使う表現： remainder unsold books, remainder old stock