"discretionary" meaning in English

See discretionary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈskɹɛʃən(ə)ɹi/ [UK], /dɪsˈkɹɛʃəˌnɛɹi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-discretionary.wav Forms: more discretionary [comparative], most discretionary [superlative]
Etymology: From discretion + -ary (“pertaining to”). Compare French discrétionnaire. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*krey-}}, {{suffix|en|discretion|ary|t2=pertaining to}} discretion + -ary (“pertaining to”), {{cog|fr|discrétionnaire}} French discrétionnaire Head templates: {{en-adj}} discretionary (comparative more discretionary, superlative most discretionary)
  1. Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment. Synonyms: elective, optional Derived forms: discretionarily, discretionary account, discretionary fiscal policy, discretionary income, discretionary spending, nondiscretionary, nondiscretionary spending Translations (available at one's discretion): discrecional (Catalan), ke zvážení (Czech), na zvážení [neuter] (Czech), diskretionær (Danish), harkinnanvarainen (Finnish), discrétionnaire (French), választható (Hungarian), belátás szerinti (Hungarian), tetszés szerinti (Hungarian), megítélés szerinti (Hungarian), (saját/szabad) belátása/megítélése szerinti (Hungarian), saját/szabad belátására/megítélésére bízott (Hungarian), diszkrecionális (Hungarian), geðþótta- (Icelandic), valinn að vild (english: chosen at will) [masculine] (Icelandic), að eigin ákvörðun (note: of one's own accord) (Icelandic), discrezionale (Italian), uznaniowy (Polish), dyskrecjonalny (Polish), discricionário (Portuguese), предоставленный на собственное усмотре́ние (predostavlennyj na sobstvennoje usmotrénije) [neuter] (Russian), discrecional (Spanish), diamod (Welsh)
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