discretion

Definitions

General English

• noun the power to decide or choose what to do
• noun wisdom, tact or good sense
• noun the ability to keep a secret, not to give information about someone

Accounting

• noun the ability to decide what should be done

Information & Library Science

• noun the ability to deal with confidential situations or information without causing embarrassment

Nearby Definitions of “discretion”

• direct
• director
• disc
• discharge
• discounting
• discretion
• dish
• dismiss
• display
• distemper
• distortion

Contexts for “discretion”

5 definitions in context
• General English
• Accounting
• Information & Library Science