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- Dictionaryresidual/rɪˈzɪdʒʊəl/
adjective
- 1. remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone: "the withdrawal of residual occupying forces" Similar
noun
- 1. a quantity remaining after other things have been subtracted or allowed for: "the Keynesian component is clearly a residual which is arrived at by subtracting the natural and classical components from overall unemployment"
- 2. a royalty paid to a performer, writer, etc. for a repeat of a play, television show, etc.: "she has been awarded more than $4.5 million in residuals and profits from the highly successful television show"
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