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Satisfice: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Satisfice verb. To choose an option that is good enough rather than search on for the best one.
How to say it
SAT-is-fyse/ˈsatɪsfaɪs/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (SAT).
Satisfice in a sentence
Faced with forty brands of toothpaste, most shoppers satisfice and grab the familiar box.
In a crisis, firms satisfice: any workable plan beats a perfect one next month.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- settle
- make do
Opposite:
- optimise
- maximise
Where satisfice comes from
Made popular by the economist Herbert Simon in 1956, blending satisfy and suffice.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
In a crisis, firms _____: any workable plan beats a perfect one next month.
- satisfice
- apprise
- liaise
Show the answer
satisfice: In a crisis, firms satisfice: any workable plan beats a perfect one next month.