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discretionary
[ dih-skresh-uh-ner-ee ]
adjective
- subject or left to one's own discretion.
- for any use or purpose one chooses; not earmarked for a particular purpose:
discretionary income; a discretionary fund.
discretionary
/ -ənrɪ; dɪˈskrɛʃənərɪ /
adjective
- having or using the ability to decide at one's own discretion
discretionary powers
Derived Forms
- disˈcretionarily, adverb
Other Words From
- dis·cretion·ari·ly adverb
- nondis·cretion·ary adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of discretionary1
Example Sentences
A set of meat-cleaver cuts to the domestic discretionary budget.
Generally, they are presented as a purely discretionary buy.
And customers at the lower end of the income skill are struggling to make ends meet, which pinches their discretionary spending.
Discretionary spending comes up every year for renewal; the biggest-ticket item in that category is the defense budget.
The federal budget is split into two large categories known as “discretionary” spending and “mandatory” spending.
I have no discretionary power on the subject—my duty is emphatically pronounced in the Constitution.
Congress may undoubtedly abuse this discretionary power, but the same may be said of others with which they are vested.
In 1880 a provisional Bill was submitted to parliament giving the crown discretionary power not to enforce the laws.
That this House should have a general discretionary power of disqualification is a dangerous saying.
A legislative act has no reference to any rule but these two: original justice, and discretionary application.
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