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something left after most of what was there is gone

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At then end of the lease, you can purchase the car for its remaining residual value.

residual = something left after most of what was there is gone

People are beginning to appreciate the importance of managing residual herbicides in soil.
Studying math and science has residual benefits when studying other subjects.
Residual products from the desalination are pumped back into the sea.
"After this amount of time we might see behavioral evidence," Dr. P. said, "but there is no residual physical damage."
Barbara Kingsolver -- The Bean Trees

residual = something left after most of what was there is gone

A stronger design deliberately applies residual stress in opposition to the external stresses.
The MTs treated her for the drug, but she'll have some residual effects.
J.D. Robb -- Immortal in Death
The volatile truth of our words should continually betray the inadequacy of the residual statement.
Henry David Thoreau -- Walden
We have residual heat signatures all over the place.
Eoin Colfer -- Artemis Fowl
She has moved on from Katrina in many ways, and yet the residual effects arrive at unexpected times.
Dave Eggers -- Zeitoun
He has never had the medical tests which would definitely prove or disprove the existence of residual brain damage.
Truman Capote -- In Cold Blood
The downpour ends and there's only the residual drippings of water from branches, the rush of the now overflowing stream below us.
Suzanne Collins -- The Hunger Games
He was diagnosed as having a kidney infection, one that he believes was facilitated by residual tissue damage from the Shiga toxins.
Eric Schlosser -- Fast Food Nation
A few residual waves slapped the ship's side, and then the ocean was calm.
Henry H. Neff -- The Second Siege
I take another deep breath and let it out slowly, making sure all residual feelings are under control.
Susan Ee -- Angelfall
The residual smoke from the feathers has made my eyes teary, which adds a very nice touch.
Suzanne Collins -- Catching Fire
Their lifters could fail but, even so, the residual charge in the EM generators would allow the aircar to descend safely from any altitude.
Dan Simmons -- Hyperion
Lights-out never really meant lights-out—there was always some residual bulb shining somewhere in the prison.
Jodi Picoult -- Change of Heart
For one thing, he discovered that even after all these months she had the residual effects of scurvy.
William Styron -- Sophie's Choice
He didn't even stay around to shower after workout, which means in an hour he'll feel like he's staked on an anthill from the residual chlorine.
Chris Crutcher -- Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes

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