Dictionary

discretionary en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈskɹɛʃən(ə)ɹi/ (UK)
• /dɪsˈkɹɛʃəˌnɛɹi/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From discretion + -ary (“pertaining to”). Compare French discrétionnaire.

Meanings

1. Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.
   • The new normal: Will demand quickly return to pre-COVID levels? Unlikely, if only because with the country (and the world) in deep recession, many younger people will be in serious financial difficulty. A lack of disposable income simply won't allow them much discretionary travel. 2020 May 6, Prof. Andrew McNaughton, “Time to challenge some sacred philosophies of recent years”, in Rail, page 32:
   • discretionary income
   • discretionary powers

Forms

Deriveds

discretionary income · nondiscretionary · nondiscretionary spending · discretionary fiscal policy · discretionarily · discretionary spending · discretionary account

Synonyms

optional · elective

Translations (27)

is geðþótta- (available at one's discretion) · pt irrestritos (available at one's discretion) · fr discrétionnaire (available at one's discretion) · cy diamod (available at one's discretion) · it discrezionale (available at one's discretion) · ru предоставленный на собственное усмотре́ние (available at one's discretion) · hu választható (available at one's discretion) · hu megítélés szerinti (available at one's discretion) · pt discricionário (available at one's discretion) · is valinn að vild (available at one's discretion) · ca discrecional (available at one's discretion) · hu belátás szerinti (available at one's discretion) · hu diszkrecionális (available at one's discretion) · pt irrestrita (available at one's discretion) · cs na zvážení (available at one's discretion) · cs ke zvážení (available at one's discretion) · hu saját/szabad belátására/megítélésére bízott (available at one's discretion) · pt irrestritas (available at one's discretion) · es discrecional (available at one's discretion) · hu (saját/szabad) belátása/megítélése szerinti (available at one's discretion) · pl dyskrecjonalny (available at one's discretion) · pl uznaniowy (available at one's discretion) · is að eigin ákvörðun (available at one's discretion) · pt irrestrito (available at one's discretion) · hu tetszés szerinti (available at one's discretion) · fi harkinnanvarainen (available at one's discretion) · da diskretionær (available at one's discretion)