residual /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.u.əl/noun 4adjective 1forms 1 noun4 •A remainder left over at the end of some process. •The difference between the observed value and the estimated value of the quantity of interest. •[in the plural] Payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated.The tentative deal announced this week by the Writers Guild of America includes many industry-specific aspects, such as the size of writers’ rooms and improved residuals for streaming. — 2023 •A spiritual presence left behind in a place as a result of a person's death or some other significant event. adjective1 •Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.Yet certain films leave a residual memory—such as Psycho: many people still feel uneasy showering in a motel bathroom. — 1983 formsresiduals
