adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.ʊəl/yod-coalescence
/ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.əl/yod-coalescence
/ɹɪˈzɪd.jʊəl/non-yod-coalescence
/ɹɪˈzɪd.jəl/non-yod-coalescence
General-American:/ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.u.əl/
General-American:/ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.əl/
General-American:/ɹə-/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A remainder left over at the end of some process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The difference between the observed value and the estimated value of the quantity of interest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A spiritual presence left behind in a place as a result of a person's death or some other significant event.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: paranormal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
relating to or indicating a remainder
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
residual quantity
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: residuary
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
(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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he could retire on his residuals
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: payment
8
noun
Meaning 8
something left after other parts have been taken away
Recorded since 1570. From residue, itself borrowed during the Middle English period from Old French residu (Modern French résidu), from Latin residuum (“a remainder”), the neuter inflection of residuus (“remaining, left over”), perfect participle of resideō (“to remain behind”), from re- (“back, again”) + sedeō (“to sit, to reside”).
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
остатъчен
(ostatǎčen)
— concerning a residue
Catalan:
residual
— concerning a residue
Dutch:
overgebleven
— concerning a residue
Dutch:
residuair
— concerning a residue
Finnish:
jäännös-
— concerning a residue
Finnish:
jälki-
— concerning a residue
French:
résiduel
— concerning a residue
German:
verbleibend
— concerning a residue
German:
übrigbleibend
— concerning a residue
German:
restlich
— concerning a residue
German:
übrig
— concerning a residue
Greek:
υπολειμματικός
(ypoleimmatikós)
— concerning a residue
Hebrew:
שיורי
— concerning a residue
Hungarian:
megmaradó
— concerning a residue
Hungarian:
megmaradt
— concerning a residue
Hungarian:
maradék
— concerning a residue
Italian:
residuo
— concerning a residue
Italian:
residuato
— concerning a residue
Italian:
rimasto
— concerning a residue
Russian:
оста́точный
(ostátočnyj)
— concerning a residue
Spanish:
residual
— concerning a residue
Swedish:
kvarvarande
— concerning a residue
Swedish:
resterande
— concerning a residue
Swedish:
överbliven
— concerning a residue
Swedish:
återstående
— concerning a residue
Bulgarian:
остатък
(ostatǎk)
— a remainder left over at the end of some process
Catalan:
residu
— a remainder left over at the end of some process
Dutch:
overblijfsel
— a remainder left over at the end of some process
Dutch:
residu
— a remainder left over at the end of some process
Dutch:
restant
— a remainder left over at the end of some process
Dutch:
restproduct
— a remainder left over at the end of some process
Finnish:
jäännös
— a remainder left over at the end of some process
Irish:
fuílleach
— a remainder left over at the end of some process
Russian:
оста́ток
(ostátok)
— a remainder left over at the end of some process
Finnish:
uusintapalkkio
— payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated
Georgian:
განმეორებითი ჩვენების ჰონორარი
(ganmeorebiti čvenebis honorari)
— payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated
Georgian:
ჰონორარი განმეორებითი ჩვენებისთვის
(honorari ganmeorebiti čvenebistvis)
— payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated
Georgian:
ანაზღაურება განმეორებითი ჩვენებისთვის
(anazɣaureba ganmeorebiti čvenebistvis)
— payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated