The rest of the money

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Rachel Adams

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Can I use "the rest of the money" or is there a word I can use instead?

"After the prepayment the rest of the money is used for additional projects."
 

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the balance
 

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I'm not sure what your sentence means, but you're probably looking for 'balance'.

I paid a deposit of 10% for my new dentures. The balance is payable when I'm happy that they fit comfortably.
 

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I'm not sure what your sentence means, but you're probably looking for 'balance'.

I paid a deposit of 10% for my new dentures. The balance is payable when I'm happy that they fit comfortably.

Can I also use "a deposit of ten percent", "a ten percent deposit" and "a 10% deposit"?
 

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In the sentence in post #1, you need a comma after "prepayment". Having said that, I'd probably expand that a little.

After the prepayment has been made, the balance/remainder is used for additional/other projects.
 

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What is the context? It sounds odd to me that the balance is to be used for other projects.
 

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The rest of the money does sound a bit gangster to me.
 
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