() the amount of money that consumers spend on things they want rather than on things they need 悠闲开支（用於非生活必需品的开支）◆Increases in taxes eat into discretionary spending by consumers. 税收的增加减少了消费者的悠闲开支。
() the amount of money that a company spends that can easily be controlled （公司的）非必要开支◆The company slashed discretionary spending such as travel and delayed raises. 公司大幅削减了非必要开支如旅行开支和延迟加薪等。