This is the 179th most frequent Russian word.
последние
"Последние" means "the last" or "the latest" in English.
In this context, "последние" signifies 'last' as in the remaining amount of money left.
Это мои последние деньги.
These are my last money.
Here, "последние" refers to 'last' as in the most recent messages in a sequence.
Последние сообщения были интересными.
The last messages were interesting.
In this sentence, "последние" is used to mean 'latest' or 'newest', indicating recent updates.