residue
- residue
- noun (C)
1 technical a substance that is left after a chemical process: a sticky residue in the bottom of the test-tube
2 the part of something that is left after the rest has gone or been taken away
(+ of): The residue of his estate goes to his daughter.
resign, verb (I, T)
1 to officially and permanently leave your job or position because you want to
(+ from): She's just resigned from the committee. | resign your post/position: The manager was forced to resign his post after allegations of corruption.
2 resign yourself to sth/to doing sth to make yourself accept something that is unpleasant but cannot be changed: You must resign yourselves to waiting a bit longer.
—see also: resigned
resignation
/"rezIg'neISn/ noun
1 (C, U) the act of resigning, or a written statement to say you are doing this: You have the choice between resignation and dismissal. | hand in your resignation/tender your resignation (=resign): Guess what? Roy's handed in his resignation.
2 (U) the act of calmly accepting a situation that cannot be changed though it is unpleasant: She accepted her fate with resignation.
Longman dictionary of contemporary English.
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residue — res·i·due / re zə ˌdü, ˌdyü/ n: something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated; specif: the part of a testator s estate remaining after the satisfaction of all debts, charges, taxes, and legacies other than residuary… … Law dictionary
Residue — may refer to: * Residue (chemistry), material remaining after a distillation or an evaporation, or portion of a larger molecule * Residue (law), portion of the testator s estate that is not specifically devised to someone in the will * Residue… … Wikipedia
Residue — Res i*due (r?z ? d?), n. [F. r[ e]sidu, L. residuum, fr. residuus that is left behind, remaining, fr. residere to remain behind. See {Reside}, and cf. {Residuum}.] 1. That which remains after a part is taken, separated, removed, or designated;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
residue — mid 14c., from O.Fr. residu, from L. residuum a remainder, neut. of residuus remaining, left over, from residere remain behind (see RESIDENCE (Cf. residence)) … Etymology dictionary
residue — residuum, remains, leavings, *remainder, rest, balance, remnant … New Dictionary of Synonyms
residue — Mail for small post offices that have no direct separation space in a case or rack … Glossary of postal terms
residue — [n] leftover part balance, debris, dregs, dross, excess, extra, garbage, heel, junk, leavings, leftovers, orts, parings, remainder, remains, remnant, residual, residuum, rest, scourings, scraps, scum, sewage, shavings, silt, slag, surplus, trash; … New thesaurus
residue — ► NOUN 1) a small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been taken or used. 2) Law the part of an estate that is left after the payment of charges, debts, and bequests. 3) a substance that remains after a process such… … English terms dictionary
residue — [rez′ə do͞o΄, rez′ədyo͞o΄] n. [ME < MFr residu < L residuum, neut. of residuus, remaining < residere: see RESIDE] 1. that which is left over after part is taken away; remainder; rest 2. Chem. the matter remaining at the end of a process … English World dictionary
residue — res|i|due [ˈrezıdju: US du:] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: residu, from Latin residuum, from residere; RESIDE] 1.) [U and C] a substance that remains on a surface, in a container etc and cannot be removed easily, or that remains after … Dictionary of contemporary English
residue — UK [ˈrezɪdjuː] / US [ˈrezɪdu] noun [countable] Word forms residue : singular residue plural residues a) the part of something that remains after the rest has gone or ended pesticide residues in food He left the residue of his estate to a nephew.… … English dictionary
