res·i·due

res·i·due
/ˈrɛzəˌduː, Brit ˈrɛzəˌdjuː/ noun, pl -dues
1 : a usually small amount of something that remains after a process has been completed or a thing has been removed
[count]

The grill was covered in a greasy residue from the hamburgers.

The divorce left a residue of pain in the family.

[noncount]

There was some kind of sticky residue on the floor.

2 [count] formal : the amount of something valuable (such as an estate) that is left after all debts have been paid

She left the residue of her estate to her daughter.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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