Associations to the word «Discretionary»
Noun
- Legitimacy
- Decision
- Asylum
- Court
- Petition
- Wasting
- Compensation
- Enforcement
- Deficit
- Basis
- Able
- Audit
- Friedman
- Adjustment
- Tribunal
- Executive
- Termination
- Regulation
- Probation
- Sentence
- Offender
- Judgment
- Saving
- Certainty
- Benefit
- Defense
- Constitution
- Policy
- Imprisonment
- Access
- Quota
- Flexibility
- Legal
- Clause
- Reduction
- Staple
- Latitude
- Expense
- Judgement
- Implement
- Supplement
- Plaintiff
- Permit
- Spouse
- Bias
- Limit
- Amount
- Agency
- Assistance
- Rule
- Offense
- Responsibility
- Intake
- Security
- Approval
- Relief
- Hardship
- Jury
- Category
- Immunity
- Justice
- Cabinet
- Allowance
Adjective
Wiktionary
DISCRETIONARY, adjective. Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.
DISCRETIONARY FISCAL POLICY, noun. A fiscal policy achieved through government intervention, as opposed to automatic stabilizers.
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING, noun. (economics) The amount or portion of a person's or group's expenditures which is used for non-essential or voluntary disbursements; the amount or portion of one's expenditures which one may make as one sees fit.
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING, noun. The action of making such expenditures.
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING, noun. (US) (government finances) US government expenditures which are subject to annual review and authorization by Congress, as distinct from expenditures authorized by existing laws.
Dictionary definition
DISCRETIONARY, adjective. Having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment; "The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds".
DISCRETIONARY, adjective. (especially of funds) not earmarked; available for use as needed; "discretionary funds"; "discretionary income".
Wise words
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