The amount of income a consumer has available after purchasing essentials such as food and shelter. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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discretionary income UK US noun [U] ECONOMICS, FINANCE
► the part of someone's income that is available to spend on things other than necessary things such as food, clothing and fuel: »
Job insecurity and high interest rates mean that families have less discretionary income.
Financial and business terms. 2012.