RESIDUAL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (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
   Usage Example(s)
   • he could retire on his residuals
   Hypernyms(s) residual is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • payment (what does payment mean?)
2. Meaning
   • something left after other parts have been taken away
   Synonym(s)
   • balance (what does balance mean?)
   • remainder (what does remainder mean?)
   • residue (what does residue mean?)
   • residuum (what does residuum mean?)
   • rest (what does rest mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • there was no remainder
   • he threw away the rest
   • he took what he wanted and I got the balance
   Hypernyms(s) residual is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • part (what does part mean?)
   • portion (what does portion mean?)
   • component part (what does component part mean?)
   • component (what does component mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • leftover (what does leftover mean?)
   • remnant (what does remnant mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • remainder (what does remainder mean?)
   • remain (what does remain mean?)

RESIDUAL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • relating to or indicating a remainder
   Synonym(s)
   • residuary (what does residuary mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • residual quantity
   Pertainym(s)
   • residue (what does residue mean?)
   • residue (what does residue mean?)