| 单词 | discretionary spending |
| 释义 | discretionary spending noun[U] ukusECONOMICS,FINANCE moneyspentbyconsumerson things other thannecessarythings such asfood,clothes, andfuel: Soaringfuelpriceshavehitdiscretionaryspending, which couldweakentheeconomy. ACCOUNTING moneyspentby acompanyon things such asadvertisingordevelopmentof newproducts, that can bereducedtemporarilywithoutaffectingbusiness: Thecompanysaid itplanscutsindiscretionaryspendingand willcloselymanageotheroperatingexpensestofurthercontrolcosts. Examplesofdiscretionary spendingdiscretionary spending Comparing 1990 with 1999, defense and non-defensediscretionaryspendinggrew by a total of 14%, while revenues grew by 77%. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Under the plan, 10-year military spending would increase by $483 billion, while nondefensediscretionaryspendingwould decrease by $791 billion. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They have limited disposable income and carefully prioritize theirdiscretionaryspending. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Other adjustments to projections of futurediscretionaryspendingwould also be eliminated. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The plan reduces and stabilizes the debt at 60 percent of the economy, freezesdiscretionaryspending, ends tax deductions, and raises new taxes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Discretionaryspendingfor federal agencies and cabinet departments would have been reduced through broad cuts referred to as budget sequestration. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, by limiting the rate of growth indiscretionaryspending(defense and non-defense) while growing revenues, the budget was balanced from 1998-2001. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.From 1990 to 1999,discretionaryspendinggrew by a total of 14%, while revenues grew 77%. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The first, a consumer behavior definition, found in economic psychology implying the income available fordiscretionaryspendingamong segments in the population. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The initiative directs the two-thirds to aviation safety and environmental concerns, with the remainder continuing to be used fordiscretionaryspending. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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