What is the Latin word for remainder?

The usual Latin words for “remainder” are reliquus, residuus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“remainder” in Latin

reliquusremaining; surviving; the rest, the remainder residuusremaining or left (to be done); residuary; persisting, surviving

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

remainder

reliquum: reliqua, plur.; quod restat; plur., quae restant: quod reliquum restat (Plaut.); quod reliquum est alicujus rei (Cic.); residuum (Cic., Suet.); residua (plur.; e.g., residuum cibariorum; residua vectigalia). The remainder of the money, pecunia residua: all the remainder, quicquid reliquum est or reliquum restat.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for remainder?: The usual Latin words for “remainder” are reliquus, residuus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.