Definition
尾数 has several related meanings depending on context: the last digit of a number (e.g., phone number or price), the small remainder or change after a transaction, or the balance of an account. In accounting, it refers to the remaining balance after settling a larger sum. In everyday use, it often appears in the context of money and numbers.
noun
last digit (of a number)small remainder or fractional amountbalance of an account
Examples
- 尾数。Zhège jiàgé de wěi shù shì jiǔ.The last digit of this price is 9.
- 尾数。Zhǎo huílái de wěi shù zhǐyǒu jǐ máo qián.The change returned was only a few jiao.
- 尾数。Zhànghù de wěi shù hái yǒu liǎng wàn wǔ qiān yuán.The account balance still has 25,000 yuan.
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