fag end

noun

Definition of fag endnext
as in remainder
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value a patchwork quilt sewn together from the fag ends of many bolts of cloth

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  1. remainder
  2. scrap
  3. remnant
Noun
  • Charitable Giving - Donate to qualified charities through tools like charitable remainder trusts (CRTs) to lower your estate’s taxable amount while supporting meaningful causes.
    James Brewer, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • That’s left a remainder in the 25 percent range for the third pair, most frequently composed of Brännström and Vincent Desharnais.
    Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of remainder
Noun
  • Here’s City writer, Sam Lee, who has gorged and feasted upon trophies galore in recent years, while the rest of us dine on scraps (or the Sela Cup, in my case).
    George Caulkin, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Most clothes made of recycled materials use post-consumer plastic bottles or fabric scraps — an important element of textile recycling, but not a sufficient answer to pollution from fashion.
    Lewis Perkins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of scrap
Noun
  • My father tended to avoid these discussions, regarding them as reminders of a time of religious division best left to rust away alongside other ugly remnants of the war.
    Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The Cincinnati Western Railroad went bankrupt and ceased operations in 1855, leaving behind remnants of the tunnel.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of remnant
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