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Discretional

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dis·cre·tion  (d-skrshn)
n.
1. The quality of being discreet; circumspection. See Synonyms at prudence.
2. Ability or power to decide responsibly.
3. Freedom to act or judge on one's own: All the decisions were left to our discretion.

dis·cretion·al adj.
dis·cretion·al·ly adv.
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Adj.1.discretional - 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"
arbitrary - based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice; "an arbitrary decision"; "the arbitrary rule of a dictator"; "an arbitrary penalty"; "of arbitrary size and shape"; "an arbitrary choice"; "arbitrary division of the group into halves"


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People always need to eat, thus food retailers such as supermarkets and hypermarkets with a substantial food and necessities offer are likely to suffer less than high-end retailers who rely more on discretional spending.
The commercial sheetfed market, on the other hand, is one that has more of a discretional component to it in most cases.
On the resort side of things we try to operate hideaways, which we think will appeal to discretional leisure or luxury spenders.
 
 
 
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