Residue — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

matter that remains after something has been removed

something left after other parts have been taken away

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛsɪdˌuː/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛsɪdjˌuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛsɪdjˌuː/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛsɪdˌuː/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

residual remainder residuum balance rest

Parts of Speech

noun	matter that remains after something has been removed
noun	something left after other parts have been taken away “there was no remainder”

Word Forms

residuary	adjective	relating to or indicating a remainder
residual	adjective	relating to or indicating a remainder
remainder	verb	sell cheaply as remainders
remain	verb	be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rückstand

Materie, die übrig bleibt, nachdem etwas entfernt wurde

🇫🇷French

résidu

matière qui reste après que quelque chose ait été supprimé

🇪🇸Spanish

residuo

materia que queda después de que algo ha sido eliminado

🇮🇹Italian

residui

materia che rimane dopo che qualcosa è stato rimosso

🇳🇱Dutch

residu

materie die overblijft nadat iets is verwijderd

🇵🇹Portuguese

resíduo

matéria que permanece depois que algo foi removido

🇷🇺Russian

остаток

материя, которая остается после того, как что-то было удалено

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवशेष

वह पदार्थ जो कुछ हटा देने के बाद भी रह जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অবশিষ্টাংশ

কোনো কিছু সরানোর পরও যে ব্যাপারটা থেকে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

எச்சம்

ஏதாவது நீக்கப்பட்ட பிறகு இருக்கும் விஷயம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అవశేషాలు

ఏదైనా తొలగించబడిన తర్వాత మిగిలి ఉన్న పదార్థం

🇮🇳Marathi

अवशेष

काहीतरी काढून टाकल्यानंतर शिल्लक राहिलेली बाब

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવશેષ

બાબત કે જે કંઈક દૂર કર્યા પછી રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶೇಷ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಿದ ನಂತರ ಉಳಿದಿರುವ ವಿಷಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവശിഷ്ടം

എന്തെങ്കിലും നീക്കം ചെയ്തതിന് ശേഷവും അവശേഷിക്കുന്ന കാര്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਹਿੰਦ-ਖੂੰਹਦ

ਮਾਮਲਾ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਹਟਾਉਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

باقیات

وہ معاملہ جو کسی چیز کو ہٹانے کے بعد باقی رہتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

残留物

去除某物后留下的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

残基

何かを取り除いた後に残る物質

🇰🇷Korean

잔여물

무언가가 제거된 후에도 남아 있는 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dư lượng

vật chất còn lại sau khi cái gì đó đã bị loại bỏ

🇹🇭Thai

สารตกค้าง

สิ่งที่เหลืออยู่หลังจากบางสิ่งถูกลบออกไปแล้ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

residu

materi yang tersisa setelah sesuatu dihilangkan

🇵🇭Filipino

nalalabi

bagay na nananatili pagkatapos maalis ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

sisa

perkara yang kekal selepas sesuatu dikeluarkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بقايا

المادة التي تبقى بعد إزالة شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

باقی مانده

ماده ای که پس از حذف چیزی باقی می ماند

🇹🇷Turkish

kalıntı

bir şey çıkarıldıktan sonra kalan madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִשׁקָע

חומר שנשאר לאחר שמשהו הוסר

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The primary meaning of 'residue' is 'matter that remains after something has been removed'.

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