discretionary spending
The amount or portion of a person's or group's expenditures which is used for…The amount or portion of a person's or group's expenditures which is used for non-essential or voluntary disbursements; the amount or portion of one's expenditures which one may make as one sees fit.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)The amount or portion of a person's or group's expenditures which is used for non-essential or voluntary disbursements; the amount or portion of one's expenditures which one may make as one sees fit.
(uncountable, usually)The action of making such expenditures.
(US, uncountable, usually)US government expenditures which are subject to annual review and authorization by Congress, as distinct from expenditures authorized by existing laws.
Forms
plural: discretionary spendings| Singular | discretionary spending |
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uncountable
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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