residual

Residual is defined as things that remain or that are left over after the main part of something is gone.

(adjective)

Money left over after you've spent most of your paycheck on rent and necessities is an example of residual income.

The definition of a residual is something left over after other things have been used, subtracted or removed.

(noun)

An example of residual is the paint which left over after all the rooms in a house have been painted.

See residual in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of, or having the nature of, a residue or residuum; left over after part or most is taken away; remaining

Origin: see residue & -al

noun

what is left at the end of a process; something remaining
☆ the fee paid to a performer for each rerun of filmed or taped material, as on television: often used in pl.
Geol. monadnock
Math. the difference between an actual value of some variable and a mean or other estimated value

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See residual in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

noun

The quantity left over at the end of a process; a remainder.
A payment made to a performer, writer, or director for each repeat showing of a recorded television show or commercial. Often used in the plural.

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