Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: discretionary
IPA transcription: [dɪskɹ'ɛʃən,ɛɹi]
Pronunciations of discretionary
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: discretionary, discretional
    Meaning: having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment; "The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds"
Usage examples
  • Hence the perpetual turbulence, disorders, factions, and civil wars of those times: hence the small regard paid to a character, or the opinion of the public: hence the large discretionary prerogatives of the crown, and the danger which might have ensued from the too great limitation of them.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Barack Obama, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hubble Space Telescope, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording New Jersey Surcharge, License CC BY-SA 4.0