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.
▪ She left the residue of her estate to her daughter.





