[singular] the remaining amount of sth such as money, people, time, etc.余款；其他人员；剩余时间◆Two-thirds of the job cuts were in the US and the remainder in Europe.三分之二的裁员发生在美国，其余的在欧洲。◆We expect order levels to improve for the remainder of the year.我们希望在今年剩下的时间里订单水平能有所提高。 (Commerce 商业) [countable] a book, CD, etc. that is sold at a reduced price廉价出售的书（或激光唱片等）◆a bookstore for remainders and secondhand books出售特价图书和旧书的书店