of, or having the nature of, a residue or residuum; left over after part or most is taken away; remaining. see residue and amp; -al. Origin of residual. 1  what is left at the end of a process; something remaining. â 2  the fee paid to a performer for each rerun of filmed or taped material, as on television: often used in pl. 3  Geol. 4  monadnock. 5  Math. the difference between an actual value of some variable and a mean or other estimated value.
Definition of bulk shipping. The activity of moving goods in large quantities from one place to another, especially materials such as coal or grain.
Freight, cargo, shipment refer to goods being transported from place to place. Freight is the general term for goods transported from one place to another by any means: to send freight from New York to New Orleans. Cargo is the term generally used for goods carried by ship or plane: to send a cargo to Europe.