a medieval form of land tenure in England; a copyhold was a parcel of land granted to a peasant by the lord of the manor in return for agricultural services
the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"
sell cheaply as remainders; "The publisher remaindered the books"
work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"
any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work"
act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story
an amount of money contributed; "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest"
a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"
a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure; "the literacy rate"; "the retention rate"; "the dropout rate"
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"
assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"
be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates highly"