Learn English – One word for things that would be nice to have, but not required to have

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Something a bit professional sounding?

In a scenario where there was also a bunch of Requirements, this situation could be easily solved by labelling one as Required and this specific bunch of things as Optional. But in an independent context, where no requirements exist to provide contextual flavor, what can be a concise way of referring to a bunch of things that would be great if you could have / have access to, but they're not things you need to have / have access to.

Perhaps the word which fits – Required : Optional :: Requirements : ????

ETA: Though I'm also hoping for a better word than optional which also conveys the extra / positive nature of 'it would be really good to have this, even if it's not a requirement'.

Best Answer

When people draw up budgets for their living expenses, they sometimes distinguish between necessities and nonnecessities, or between essential expenditures and nonessential expenditures. After paying for the necessary items, the person working within the budget may view the remaining funds as disposable income, and the things that he or she purchases with some or all of that leftover money may be termed (in a reasonably professional way) discretionary items.

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