Discretionary-spending Definition
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(economics) 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.
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The action of making such expenditures.
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(US, government finances) US government expenditures which are subject to annual review and authorization by Congress, as distinct from expenditures authorized by existing laws.
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Noun
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discretionary-spending
Plural:
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