When companies tighten their belts, they look first to discretionary spending.

当企业勒紧裤腰带时，他们首先考虑的是可自行决定的支出。

Sources close to the negotiations say differences on how to adjust the discretionary spending are narrowing.

消息人士称，关于如何调整可自由支配开支的分歧正在缩小。

All economists know is that inflation has changed household budgets and altered American spending habits, especially in terms of discretionary spending.

经济学家们可以确定的是通货膨胀将改变家庭预算，改变美国人的消费习惯，特别是在可自由支配的开支方面。

There's $8 trillion in total spending by 2031. There's $6 trillion in spending for fiscal year 2022. There's $1.52 trillion in discretionary spending.

到2031年总开支将达到8万亿美元，2022财政年度的支出为6万亿美元，可支配支出有1.52万亿美元。

But retailer experts say that customers are pulling back on discretionary spending like furniture and electronics and are being more selective about what they buy.

但零售商专家表示，消费者们正在缩减家具和电子产品等可支配支出，并在购买东西时更加挑剔。

Repayments are leading consumers to cut back on discretionary spending and most digital offerings are discretionary.

还款导致消费者减少可自由支配的支出，而大多数数字产品都是自由支配的。

" Discretionary spending" is money that you don't have to spend; money that you could save or spend, depending on your decision.

“可自由支配的开支” 是你不必花的钱；您可以节省或花费的钱， 具体取决于您的决定。

What remains is just over 1 trillion in discretionary spending: 6.5% of GDP, or less than a third of the total spent by the federal government.

除掉福利开支，可自由支配的开支仅有一万亿美元，约为国民生产总值的6.5%，不到政府开支总额的三分之一。

The report by iHub, an incubator for Kenyan tech start-ups, suggests that discretionary spending by the poor is now influenced greatly by their expenditure on mobile phones.

肯尼亚科技新兴企业的孵化机构iHub（该报告的撰写者）认为，手机费目前已经严重地影响到了穷人们的可自由支配支出。

We're each supposed to have $150 a month for discretionary spending for nonessentials, and new shoes definitely falls into that category.

我们每个人每月应该有 150 美元用于非必需品的可自由支配支出，而新鞋肯定属于这一类。

If you look at our discretionary spending on this spreadsheet I created, you'll be surprised at how much money we spend on nonessentials.

如果你在我创建的这个电子表格上查看我们的可自由支配支出，你会惊讶于我们在非必需品上花了多少钱。

Texas Republican Tony Gonzales on CBS yesterday said he's a no because he has concerns about the impact the vows to balance the budget within 10 years and slash discretionary spending are going to have on the Pentagon.

德克萨斯州共和党人托尼·冈萨雷斯昨天在哥伦比亚广播公司表示，他反对这些变化，因为他担心10年内平衡预算和削减权衡性支出的誓约将对五角大楼产生影响。