Residual (Noun)
Meaning 1
(often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing; "he could retire on his residuals".
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Usages
Examples
- Actors often rely on residuals as a major source of income after a show ends its initial run.
- The actor's agent helped negotiate a lucrative contract that included high residuals for syndication.
- Years after filming the popular commercial, the director was still collecting sizable residuals.
- As a writer for a popular sitcom, she was able to earn a comfortable living off her residuals alone.
- The union fought for better residual rates for actors, ensuring they would be fairly compensated for their work.
Meaning 2
Something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance".
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The house still contained residual furniture after the charity pickup collected most of the items.
- Residual dirt and grime coated the antique vase, making it almost unrecognizable.
- The residual noise from the construction site made it difficult to focus on studying.
- After selling off his most valuable assets, the residual items went to auction.
- The artist incorporated residual colors from her palette into the background of the painting.