Synonyms: balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest, remainder
Definition: something left after other parts have been taken away
Usage: there was no remainder; he threw away the rest; he took what he wanted and I got the balance
Similar words: part, portion, constituent, component, component part
Definition: something determined in relation to something that includes it
Usage: he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself; I read a portion of the manuscript; the smaller component is hard to reach; the animal constituent of plankton