The meaning of Voluntary

adjective

Available for use at the discretion of the user; discretionary.

Usage examples:

The court has some discretional powers to assess the statements presented to it

adjective

Available for use at the discretion of the user.

Usage examples:

There has been an increase in year-end discretionary bonuses

adjective

Available to someone by choice, without having to get permission or authority

Usage examples:

Once your kids have discretionary money of their own, they can pay for their own dvds.

adjective

Used to describe an amount of money in a budget that can be reduced if necessary

Usage examples:

Discretionary expenditure/spending, he renewed his call on the legislature to freeze discretionary …

adjective

Related to or working by means of election.

Usage examples:

An elective democracy

noun

An optional course of study.

Usage examples:

In a trade-off, though, tech college offers far fewer electives, or curricular freedom of any sort.

adjective

Chosen or decided by voting

Usage examples:

An elective office, elective surgery

adjective

Conferred as an honour, without the usual requirements or functions.

Usage examples:

An honorary doctorate

adjective

Given as a reward, without qualifying in a standard way

Usage examples:

The university awards honorary degrees to various distinguished people each year.

adjective

Given to someone in order to show respect for their achievements rather than through study, payment, etc.

Usage examples:

Honorary award/degree/membership, an honorary chair/chairman/chairwoman

adjective

Allowing access, passage, or a view through an empty space; not closed or blocked.

Usage examples:

He climbed through the open window

verb

Move (a door or window) so as to leave a space allowing access and vision.

Usage examples:

She opened the door and went in

noun

Make or become formally ready for customers, visitors, or business.

Usage examples:

She raised $731 by opening her home and selling coffee and tea

adjective

Available to be chosen but not obligatory.

Usage examples:

A wide range of optional excursions is offered

adjective

Not necessary or demanded but possible or available; depending on what you decide to do

Usage examples:

I think military service should be completely optional.

adjective

Something that is optional is something that you can buy or do if you want to, but that you do not have to buy or do

Usage examples:

Optional plug-ins cost a further $50 on average., optional accessories/components, some car manufac…

adjective

Allowing or characterized by great or excessive freedom of behaviour.

Usage examples:

A permissive parent

adjective

(of a debt) not yet discharged by payment.

Usage examples:

Unpaid bills

adjective

Owed, or without receiving payment

Usage examples:

Unpaid bills, an unpaid leave of absence

adjective

Used to describe a debt, tax, etc. that has not been paid

Usage examples:

Unpaid debt/fines/taxes the oil giant's accounts were frozen by authorities seeking to recover $3.4…

adjective

Not rewarded.

Usage examples:

He gave untiring and unrewarded service

adjective

If someone is unrewarded, they do not get anything in exchange for something they have done

Usage examples:

Your hard work won't go unrewarded., there are a lot of people whose actions go unrewarded and unre…

adjective

Not being paid or involving the payment of a salary.

Usage examples:

An unsalaried post

adjective

Working without payment, or done for no payment

Usage examples:

All of the organization's officers are unsalaried and give their time on a voluntary basis., she wa…

adjective

Relating to the use of one's will.

Usage examples:

Acceptance is a volitional act

adjective

Acting as a result of a decision or choice; done because someone has decided or chosen to do it

Usage examples:

Mental processes over which we have volitional control, the action is not mechanical; it is volitio…

noun

A person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task.

Usage examples:

A call for volunteers to act as foster-parents

verb

Freely offer to do something.

Usage examples:

140 employees volunteered for redundancy

noun

A person who does something, esp. for other people or for an organization, willingly and without being forced or paid to do it

Usage examples:

The charity relies on volunteers to run the office and answer the phones., [ + to infinitive ] duri…