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Definition of residual adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

residual

adjective
 
/rɪˈzɪdjuəl/
 
/rɪˈzɪdʒuəl/
[only before noun] (formal)
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  1. left at the end of a process synonym outstanding
    • There are still a few residual problems with the computer program.
    • residual income (= money that is left from your income after you have paid tax and other costs)
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryResidual is used with these nouns:
    • effect
    • value
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