satisfice

American  

[sat-is-fahys] / ˈsæt ɪsˌfaɪs /

verb (used without object)

satisficed, satisficing

1. to choose or adopt the first satisfactory option that one comes across.

   the tendency of decision-makers to satisfice rather than look for the optimal solution.

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satisfice British  

/ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪs /

verb

1. (intr) to act in such a way as to satisfy the minimum requirements for achieving a particular result

2. obsolete (tr) to satisfy

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Other Word Forms

• satisficer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of satisfice

First recorded in 1955–60 ( 1560–70 in the obsolete sense “satisfy”); satis(fy) ( def. ) + (suf)fice ( def. ) or (sacri)fice ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

satisfice satisficing

But they will not see / that the fathers mẽt therby / to satisfice the churche / when they were receyued publiquely to repentaunce / and not to satisfice to Godd.

From A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful by Peter Martyr; Wherunto is Added A Sermon made of the Confessing of Christ and His Gospel and of the Denying of the same, by Henry Bullinger by Peter Martyr

Except thow wilt saye that to satisfice is nothing els / but when one doth make himself approued vnto an other man.

From A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful by Peter Martyr; Wherunto is Added A Sermon made of the Confessing of Christ and His Gospel and of the Denying of the same, by Henry Bullinger by Peter Martyr

On the other hand, "satisficing" entails establishing minimum criteria and being cool with anything that fits the bill.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2021

That can entail adopting a satisficing mantra before, during, and after a task.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2021

The model of satisficing behavior posits that the typical firm strives for a satisfactory level of performance rather than attempting to maximize its objective.

From Forbes ● Jul. 22, 2013

For example satisficing behaviour can be represented as minimising the distance from satisfaction.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Thomas Colignatus