Residuary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

entitled to the residue of an estate (after payment of debts and specific gifts)

relating to or indicating a remainder

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻsˈɪdjuːˌɛɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪsˈɪdjuːəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪsˈɪdjuːəɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻsˈɪdjuːˌɛɹi/.

Examples

the residuary part of the estate
the residuary beneficiary
residual quantity

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

residual

Parts of Speech

adjective	entitled to the residue of an estate (after payment of debts and specific gifts) “the residuary part of the estate”
adjective	relating to or indicating a remainder “residual quantity”

Word Forms

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

Rückstand

Anspruch auf den Rest eines Nachlasses (nach Begleichung von Schulden und bestimmten Schenkungen)

🇫🇷French

résiduaire

droit au reliquat d'une succession (après paiement des dettes et donations spécifiques)

🇪🇸Spanish

residual

derecho al resto de una herencia (después del pago de deudas y donaciones específicas)

🇮🇹Italian

residuo

diritto al residuo di un patrimonio (dopo il pagamento dei debiti e donazioni specifiche)

🇳🇱Dutch

residu

recht hebben op het residu van een nalatenschap (na betaling van schulden en specifieke schenkingen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

residuário

direito ao resíduo de um patrimônio (após pagamento de dívidas e doações específicas)

🇷🇺Russian

остаток

имеет право на остаток наследства (после уплаты долгов и конкретных подарков)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवशिष्ट

संपत्ति के अवशेष का हकदार (ऋण और विशिष्ट उपहारों के भुगतान के बाद)

🇧🇩Bengali

অবশিষ্টাংশ

একটি এস্টেটের অবশিষ্টাংশের অধিকারী (ঋণ এবং নির্দিষ্ট উপহার প্রদানের পরে)

🇮🇳Tamil

எச்சம்

ஒரு தோட்டத்தின் எச்சத்திற்கு உரிமை உண்டு (கடன்கள் மற்றும் குறிப்பிட்ட பரிசுகளை செலுத்திய பிறகு)

🇮🇳Telugu

అవశేషాలు

ఎస్టేట్ యొక్క అవశేషానికి (అప్పులు మరియు నిర్దిష్ట బహుమతుల చెల్లింపు తర్వాత)

🇮🇳Marathi

अवशेष

इस्टेटच्या अवशेषांचा हक्क (कर्ज आणि विशिष्ट भेटवस्तू भरल्यानंतर)

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવશેષ

એસ્ટેટના અવશેષો માટે હકદાર (દેવું અને ચોક્કસ ભેટોની ચુકવણી પછી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶೇಷ

ಎಸ್ಟೇಟ್‌ನ ಶೇಷಕ್ಕೆ ಅರ್ಹತೆ (ಸಾಲಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಉಡುಗೊರೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪಾವತಿಸಿದ ನಂತರ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവശിഷ്ടം

ഒരു എസ്റ്റേറ്റിൻ്റെ അവശിഷ്ടത്തിന് അർഹതയുണ്ട് (കടങ്ങളും നിർദ്ദിഷ്ട സമ്മാനങ്ങളും അടച്ചതിന് ശേഷം)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਕਾਇਆ

ਕਿਸੇ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਦੀ ਰਹਿੰਦ-ਖੂੰਹਦ ਦਾ ਹੱਕਦਾਰ (ਕਰਜ਼ਿਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਖਾਸ ਤੋਹਫ਼ਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ)

🇵🇰Urdu

بقایا

جائیداد کی باقیات کا حقدار (قرضوں اور مخصوص تحائف کی ادائیگی کے بعد)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

剩余的

有权获得遗产的剩余部分（在偿还债务和特定赠与之后）

🇯🇵Japanese

残余

（借金と特定の贈与の支払い後）遺産の残余を受け取る権利

🇰🇷Korean

잔여물

잔여 유산에 대한 권리가 있음(부채 및 특정 증여를 지불한 후)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nơi cư trú

được hưởng phần di sản còn lại (sau khi đã trả hết các khoản nợ và quà tặng cụ thể)

🇹🇭Thai

สารตกค้าง

สิทธิในทรัพย์สินที่เหลืออยู่ (หลังจากชำระหนี้และของขวัญเฉพาะแล้ว)

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg ketinggalan

berhak atas sisa harta warisan (setelah pembayaran hutang dan hadiah tertentu)

🇵🇭Filipino

nalalabi

may karapatan sa nalalabi ng isang ari-arian (pagkatapos ng pagbabayad ng mga utang at mga partikular na regalo)

🇲🇾Malay

sisa

berhak kepada sisa harta pusaka (selepas pembayaran hutang dan hadiah tertentu)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المتبقية

يحق له الحصول على باقي التركة (بعد سداد الديون والهدايا المحددة)

🇮🇷Persian

باقی مانده

مستحق باقیمانده دارایی (پس از پرداخت بدهی و هدایای خاص)

🇹🇷Turkish

kalan

Bir mülkün arta kalan kısmına hak kazanma hakkı (borçların ödenmesi ve özel hediyeler sonrasında)

🇮🇱Hebrew

שיורית

זכאי לשארית עיזבון (לאחר תשלום חובות ומתנות ספציפיות)

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The primary meaning of 'residuary' is 'entitled to the residue of an estate (after payment of debts and specific gifts)'.

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Using 'residuary' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'residuary' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'residuary' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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