ADJECTIVE | all | discretionary, discretional | having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment |
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all | discretionary | (especially of funds) not earmarked |
Sounds | dihskreh'shahneh.riy | |
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Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... |
Meaning | Having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment. | |
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Example | "The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds" | |
Synonym | discretional | |
Broader | arbitrary | Based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice |
Spanish | discrecional, opcional | |
Catalan | discrecional, opcional | |
Nouns | discretion | the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies |
discretion | freedom to act or judge on one's own |
Meaning | (especially of funds) not earmarked; available for use as needed. | |
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Broader | unrestricted | not subject to or subjected to restriction |
Spanish | discrecional, opcional | |
Catalan | discrecional |
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