プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
あまり【余り】
❶〔余った物，残り〕the rest, the remnants；〔剰余〕the remainder
彼が一番大きい部分を取り，余りを弟たちに分けた
He took the biggest part and divided the rest among his brothers.
給料の余りで本を買った
He bought books with what 「was left [remained] of his pay.
食事の余りは捨てた
「The leftovers from [The remains of] the meal were thrown away.
10を３で割ると商は３で余りは１である
When ten is divided by three, the quotient is three and the remainder is one.
❷〔接尾辞として，以上〕
５年余り前に
more than five years ago
余りある
彼女の長所は欠点を補って余りある
Her good qualities more than 「make up for [offset] her faults.