discretionary

Definitions

Available for use at the discretion of the owner or user.

Based on individual judgment rather than fixed rules or regulations.

Examples

The company provides employees with a discretionary bonus based on their annual performance.

After paying for all of her fixed expenses, she decided to put the remainder of her paycheck into a discretionary spending account.

The judge was given discretionary power to decide the length of the sentence based on the specific circumstances of the case.

Synonyms

optional elective voluntary arbitrary noncompulsory discretional unrestricted

Antonyms

mandatory compulsory obligatory required compelled binding fixed