noun
- food that remains after a meal and is saved to be eaten later
Usage: usually plural
Examples
- We had turkey leftovers for three days after Thanksgiving.
- She packed the leftovers in containers and put them in the refrigerator.
- Do you want me to heat up the leftovers from last night’s dinner?
- The restaurant gave us a box to take home our leftovers.
- Mom made a casserole using leftovers from Sunday’s roast.
- There are plenty of leftovers if you get hungry later.