leave over
Keep for later
To leave over is to allow something to remain after the main portion has been used or consumed: We left over enough pasta for tomorrow's lunch.
The past participle left over, often hyphenated or combined as leftover, describes what remains: leftover pizza, left-over funds from the budget.
- scrapsSmall remaining pieces
- remainderWhat's left over
- leftDeparted or portside
- deferDelay or submit
- put offTo postpone action
residue · save · hold back · spare · uneaten · unfinished · postpone · rain check · push back · withhold · retain · reserve · procrastinate · adjourn · store · uncompleted · relinquish · reschedule