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- Dictionarydiscretionary/dɪˈskrɛʃən(ə)ri/
adjective
- 1. available for use at the discretion of the user: "there has been an increase in year-end discretionary bonuses"
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able to be decided by a particular person or group, rather than being controlled by rules, or relating to the power to make these decisions: discretionary powers Judges have great discretionary powers.
The meaning of DISCRETIONARY is left to individual choice or judgment : exercised at one's own discretion. How to use discretionary in a sentence.
able to be decided by a particular person or group, rather than being controlled by rules, or relating to the power to make these decisions: discretionary powers Judges have great discretionary powers.
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 /
Discretionary things are not fixed by rules but are decided on by people in authority, who consider each individual case. Magistrates were given wider discretionary powers.
Discretionary comes from the word discretion, which can be used to mean “the right to decide something based on one’s own judgment.” If you're given a task to complete at your discretion, you can decide how you want to do it — or whether you want to do it at all.
Define discretionary. discretionary synonyms, discretionary pronunciation, discretionary translation, English dictionary definition of discretionary. adj. 1. Left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment. 2. Available for use as needed or desired: a discretionary fund. dis·cre′tion·ar′i·ly adv....
discretionary. adjective. /dɪˈskreʃənəri/ /dɪˈskreʃəneri/ [usually before noun] (formal) decided according to the judgement of a person in authority about what is necessary in each particular situation; not decided by rules. You may be eligible for a discretionary grant for your university course.
adjective. Discretionary things are not fixed by rules but are decided on by people in authority, who consider each individual case. Magistrates were given wider discretionary powers. Synonyms: optional, arbitrary [law], unrestricted, elective More Synonyms of discretionary. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
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