discretionary expenditure

基本解释

FEW expenditures are more discretionary for a firm than buying its own shares.
對於企業而言，少有比花錢購進自有股份更隨意的事情了。
It is possible for the government to institute various discretionary programs of transfer expenditures.
政府也可能實施各種斟酌使用的轉移支付方案。
This problem will be exacerbated by food price inflation, which will cause lower-income workers to cut back on nonfood and other discretionary expenditures.
消費問題還會因爲食品價格上漲而變得更加嚴重，因爲低收入人群能花在非食品類商品上的錢將更少。

Best Buy said the jump was driven by the addition of new stores, expanded investments, the timing of discretionary expenditures and the impact of other nonrecurring items, as well as fluctuations in foreign currency rates.
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Congress regularly reviews discretionary spending programs but tax expenditures rarely receive comparable oversight.
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In response, AMD said it will cut 2007 capital expenditures, reduce discretionary expenses and limit hiring to critical positions.
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