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remanente

remainder

noun rreh-mah-NEN-teh Rare
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Origin: from Latin remanens, 'remaining'

Also means

residual

Usage Note

Remanente refers to what is left over after a process—a budget surplus (remanente presupuestario), a stock remainder, or a leftover amount. It is frequently used in financial and administrative Spanish. The adjective use ('residual') is less common but possible: fondos remanentes.

Examples

"El remanente del presupuesto se destinará a obras."

Natural Translation

The budget remainder will go toward public works.

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