residuenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈrez.ɪ.dʒuː/us/ˈrez.ə.duː/formal the part that is left after the main part has gone or been taken away, or a substance that remains after a chemical process such as evaporation:
She cut off the best meat and threw away the residue.
The white residue in/on the kettle is a result of minerals in the water.
specialized law the part of a dead person's money and property that is left after taxes, debts, etc. have been paid:
The residue (of the estate) went to her granddaughter.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Things remaining
- (and) all the rest idiom
- balance
- bastion
- cutpiece
- deposit
- dregs
- for the rest idiom
- ground
- relic
- remainder
- remains
- remnant
- residual
- rest
- ruin
- rump
- throwback
- time capsule
- vestige
- wreckage
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