Residual — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something left after other parts have been taken away

(often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻsˈɪdʒuːəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪsˈɪdʒuːəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪsˈɪdʒuːəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻsˈɪdʒuːəl/.

Examples

there was no remainder
he threw away the rest
he took what he wanted and I got the balance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

residue residuary remainder residuum balance rest

Parts of Speech

noun	something left after other parts have been taken away “there was no remainder”
noun	(often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing “he could retire on his residuals”
adjective	relating to or indicating a remainder “residual quantity”

Word Forms

remainder	verb	sell cheaply as remainders
remain	verb	be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
residual	adjective	relating to or indicating a remainder
residuary	adjective	relating to or indicating a remainder
residual	noun	something left after other parts have been taken away
residue	noun	matter that remains after something has been removed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rest

etwas bleibt übrig, nachdem andere Teile weggenommen wurden

🇫🇷French

résiduel

quelque chose est resté après que d'autres parties ont été enlevées

🇮🇹Italian

residuo

qualcosa è rimasto dopo che altre parti sono state portate via

🇳🇱Dutch

residu

er blijft iets over nadat andere delen zijn weggenomen

🇷🇺Russian

остаток

что-то осталось после того, как другие части были отняты

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवशिष्ट

अन्य हिस्सों को हटा दिए जाने के बाद कुछ बचा हुआ है

🇧🇩Bengali

অবশিষ্ট

অন্যান্য অংশ কেড়ে নেওয়ার পরে কিছু অবশিষ্ট থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

எஞ்சிய

மற்ற பகுதிகள் எடுக்கப்பட்ட பிறகு எஞ்சியவை

🇮🇳Telugu

అవశేష

ఇతర భాగాలు తీసివేయబడిన తర్వాత ఏదో మిగిలిపోయింది

🇮🇳Marathi

अवशिष्ट

इतर भाग काढून टाकल्यानंतर काहीतरी शिल्लक आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શેષ

અન્ય ભાગો છીનવી લીધા પછી કંઈક બાકી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶೇಷ

ಇತರ ಭಾಗಗಳನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದ ನಂತರ ಏನಾದರೂ ಉಳಿದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവശിഷ്ടം

മറ്റ് ഭാഗങ്ങൾ എടുത്തുമാറ്റിയ ശേഷം എന്തെങ്കിലും അവശേഷിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਕਾਇਆ

ਹੋਰ ਹਿੱਸਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਖੋਹਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਕੁਝ ਬਚਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بقایا

دوسرے حصوں کو لے جانے کے بعد کچھ باقی رہ گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

残差

其他部分被拿走后剩下的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

残留物

他の部分が取り去られた後に残った何か

🇰🇷Korean

잔여

다른 부분을 제거하고 남은 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dư

thứ gì đó còn sót lại sau khi những phần khác đã bị lấy đi

🇹🇭Thai

ที่เหลือ

สิ่งที่เหลืออยู่หลังจากส่วนอื่นถูกนำออกไปแล้ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

sisa

sesuatu yang tersisa setelah bagian lain diambil

🇵🇭Filipino

nalalabi

may naiwan pagkatapos maalis ang ibang bahagi

🇲🇾Malay

baki

sesuatu yang tertinggal selepas bahagian lain telah diambil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المتبقية

شيء بقي بعد أن تم أخذ الأجزاء الأخرى بعيدا

🇮🇷Persian

باقی مانده

چیزی پس از برداشتن قسمت های دیگر باقی مانده است

🇹🇷Turkish

artık

diğer parçalar alındıktan sonra geriye kalan bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׂרִידִי

משהו שנשאר לאחר שחלקים אחרים נלקחו

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