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to remainder

to remainder

1 8.3
To sell unsold books cheaply to clear extra stock
  • verb
  • /rɪˈmeɪndər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : vender en saldo
  • The unsold catalogues were then remaindered, and copies could be had for £1 a go in Easons on O'Connell Street for the rest of 1980.
  • remaindered book

Examples

  • My publisher announced that all my books were to be remaindered during a public pulping at the halftime show at the Rose Bowl.

    Academic text (2016)

  • He bought remaindered books by the pound.

    The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

  • His second novel, Smile and Smile, had sold 600 copies and was remaindered.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • In the back seat were hundreds of copies of Diehl's first book, which he had bought before it was remaindered.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The cover of The Wedding Shroud is always displayed, and my book will never be remaindered or pulped.

    Blog text (22)

  • Eventually, Abingdon remaindered the book (now reborn as Creative Parenting through iUniverse).

    Academic text (2010)

  • The publisher decided to remainder the unsold copies of the book at a lower price.

  • After the initial release, many of the excess books were remaindered to clear space for new titles.

  • He often looks for remaindered books in discount stores to find great deals.

Synonyms

to remarket
vsto remainder
  • Specialized
5.9

Sell used goods again through auctions or dealers

sells unsold publisher stock, especially books, at reduced prices rather than used items

Surface Forms

remainder infinitive
remaindered past
remaindered past participle
remaindering present participle
remainders third person singular

Etymology

Remainder as a verb comes from the same noun and the root remain, meaning 'to stay' or be 'left'. In publishing it came to mean selling the copies that are 'left' unsold, usually at a lower price.