satisfice
pronunciation
How to pronounce satisfice in British English:
UK ['sætɪsfɪs]
How to pronounce satisfice in American English:
US ['sætɪsfɪs]
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- Verb:
- decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal
Word Origin
- satisfice (v.)
- 1560s, "to satisfy" (implied in satisficed), altered of satisfy by influence of its Latin root satisfacere. A Northern English colloquial word; modern use from c. 1956 may be an independent formation. Related: Satisficing.