as in optional
subject to one's freedom of choice
discretionary spending on luxuries dropped dramatically last year
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This category-specific impact directly influences retail media allocations, with discretionary categories facing the most significant strategic challenges.
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Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
And one in which there's great discretionary powers vested within these local administrators and very few checks on those local powers.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Outside of benefits, most of which are discretionary, an at-will employee who completes a probationary period generally enjoys no greater workplace legal rights than a probationary employee.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Homeowners are increasingly forced to cut back on discretionary spending or dip into savings just to keep up with the costs of staying put.
—Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
And one in which there's great discretionary powers vested within these local administrators and very few checks on those local powers.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Outside of benefits, most of which are discretionary, an at-will employee who completes a probationary period generally enjoys no greater workplace legal rights than a probationary employee.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Homeowners are increasingly forced to cut back on discretionary spending or dip into savings just to keep up with the costs of staying put.
—Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Discretionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discretionary. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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