DISCRETIONARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Discretionary things are not fixed by rules but are decided on by people in authority, who consider each individual case Magistrates were given wider discretionary powers Check whether you are entitled to a discretionary grant for your course
discretionary adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation . . . Definition of discretionary adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary decided according to the judgement of a person in authority about what is necessary in each particular situation; not decided by rules You may be eligible for a discretionary grant for your university course
discretionary - Wiktionary, the free dictionary discretionary (comparative more discretionary, superlative most discretionary) Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment
discretionary - WordReference. com Dictionary of English not earmarked for a particular purpose: discretionary income; a discretionary fund the power to decide or act according to one's own judgment: The judge has discretion in the matter of sentencing tactfulness: I can count on your discretion to keep quiet about his drinking