Definitions for discretionary spending
dis·cre·tionary spend·ing

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1. discretionary spendingnoun

   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.

2. discretionary spendingnoun

   The action of making such expenditures.

3. discretionary spendingnoun

   US government expenditures which are subject to annual review and authorization by Congress, as distinct from expenditures authorized by existing laws.

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1. Discretionary spending

   In American public finance, discretionary spending is government spending implemented through an appropriations bill. This spending is an optional part of fiscal policy, in contrast to social programs for which funding is mandatory and determined by the number of eligible recipients. Some examples of areas funded by discretionary spending are national defense, foreign aid, education and transportation.

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1. Discretionary spending

   Discretionary spending is a spending category through which governments can spend through an appropriations bill. This spending is optional as part of fiscal policy, in contrast to entitlement programs for which funding is mandatory. In the United States, discretionary spending refers to spending set on a yearly basis by decision of Congress. Such spending is usually authorized by Congress in another act. Provisions of an appropriations act that authorize spending are earmarks. When an authorization act also appropriates funds, it is called mandatory spending.

How to pronounce discretionary spending?

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How to say discretionary spending in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of discretionary spending in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of discretionary spending in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of discretionary spending in a Sentence

1. Paul Ryan:

   He’s exactly right, but the defense budget is not the problem. Discretionary spending is not the problem. It is growing the economy and getting entitlement reform.

2. Luca Solca:

   The Russian luxury market is made by relatively few consumers with very high discretionary spending power, as epitomised by the 'Russian oligarch', these consumers have higher exposure to high-end versus accessible luxury brands and categories... such as Brioni and Cartier.

3. Mark Zandi:

   I think people will economize on their driving only so much, the hit will be to other forms of discretionary spending.

4. Temi Popoola:

   In an environment like this, where discretionary spending is very limited, this could have a big impact.

5. Russ Vought:

   When families decide to get on a budget, they do not target the largest and immovable items of their spending, like their mortgage, first, they aim to restrain discretionary spending — they eat out less, shop less and find cheaper ways of entertaining themselves.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Discretionary_Spending
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discretionary_Spending
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=discretionary spending