Definitions for discretionary
dɪˈskrɛʃ əˌnɛr idis·cre·tiona·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. discretionary, discretionaladjective

   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"

2. discretionaryadjective

   (especially of funds) not earmarked; available for use as needed

   "discretionary funds"; "discretionary income"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. discretionaryadjective

   Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.

2. Etymology: . Compare discrétionnaire.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Discretionaryadjective

   Left at large; unlimited; unrestrained.

   Etymology: from discretion.

   A deacon may have a dispensation for entering into orders before he is twenty three years of age, and it is discretionary in the bishop to admit him to that order at what time he thinks fit. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

   The major being a person of consummate experience, was invested with a discretionary power. Tatler, №. 61.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. discretionary

   Discretionary refers to something that is subject to one's own judgment or decision, not determined by laws or regulations. It gives a person or authority the right or power to decide or act according to their own judgment.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Discretionary

   left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion or judgment; as, an ambassador with discretionary powers

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. discrtionnaire.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of discretionary in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of discretionary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of discretionary in a Sentence

1. Scott Moore:

   This is a company in the discretionary space that's not going to be disrupted by Amazon.

2. Susan Howard:

   The competitive grants will probably be the slowest to come out, it will be a real heavy lift for DOT to get this level of discretionary funding out the door.

3. Goldman Sachs:

   This year, we're looking at negative discretionary cash flow for the first time since the 2008-09 financial crisis.

4. Ron Johnson:

   What we ought to be doing is we ought to turn everything into discretionary spending so that it's all evaluated so that we can fix problems or fix programs that are broken that are going to be going bankrupt.

5. Andre Bakhos:

   It's comforting to know that retailing side is not dead. Consumer discretionary stocks have done very well for a while now and that's a small sign but it's another advocate for a strong economy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=discretionary
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Discretionary
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=discretionary
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discretionary