leftover

The definition of leftover is something that remains after an initial serving or after initial selections have been made.

(noun)

An example of a leftover is the portion of food that remains after dinner has been served that you put into the fridge to snack on the next day.

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See leftover in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. something left over
  2. food left over from one meal and, often, eaten at a later meal

adjective

remaining unused, uneaten, etc.

See leftover in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Remaining as an unused portion or amount.
noun
  1. A remnant or an unused portion.
  2. leftovers Food remaining from a previous meal.

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