Term Gallery logo

Meanings of discretionary in English

Having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment.

Related terms

Discretionary.

Related terms
Usage of discretionary in English
1
The prime minister said a discretionary fund was available in such cases.
The Guardian
2
Technology stocks, consumer discretionary and healthcare outperformed among the major S&P sectors.
Reuters
3
Current market understanding suggests it will be on a deal-by-deal discretionary basis.
Reuters
4
Aid is discretionary; it can be, and often is, reduced or withdrawn.
The Irish Times
5
It offers a range of investment advice and discretionary asset management services.
Reuters
6
The final route is discretionary, based on strong links to the UK.
The South African
7
The energy and financial sectors outperformed, while IT and consumer discretionary underperformed.
The Irish Times
8
Their fall weighed on the communication services and the consumer discretionary sectors.
Reuters
9
The ECB could decide to give Archer a discretionary four years instead.
The Guardian
10
Use your experience, climbing mileage, and judgment to make a discretionary call.
Climbing Magazine
11
The eleventh section simply assumes to confer discretionary power upon the executive.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863
12
The eleventh section simply assumes to confer discretionary powers upon the Executive.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volu...
13
There is no discretionary window when that happens, no room for forgiveness.
Engineering Infinity
14
Would it hurt to invest some discretionary cash in technology shares now?
Reuters
15
But discretionary authority during that age was usually exercised even in England.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part E. / From...
16
Unlike in Arizona, checks are discretionary for those suspected of lesser offenses.
Reuters
About this term
More collocations
Discretionary through the time
Discretionary across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common