The Clue
Residuum (9 letter answer)
The Answer
REMAINDER
Tags
Notes
The answer REMAINDER is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Rest
Excess; overage
Definition
REMAINDER as a noun:
1. (remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest) = something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"
2. the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
3. (remainder, difference) = the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
4. (end, remainder, remnant, oddment) = a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
REMAINDER as a verb:
1. sell cheaply as remainders; "The publisher remaindered the books"