satisfice

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Verb satisfice has 1 sense

satisfice, staisfise - decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal; "optimization requires processes that are more complex than those needed to merely satisfice"
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Satisfice

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition:

To satisfice means to attain a satisfactory outcome or solution that is deemed sufficient rather than optimal.

Sense 1:

Usage: Common

Definition: To settle for a decision or solution that is good enough, even if it may not be the best possible outcome.

Example sentence: Whenever I'm searching for a new restaurant to try, I tend to satisfice and pick the first decent-looking one I find.

Sense 2:

Usage: Local

Definition: To combine the words "satisfy" and "suffice," implying a compromise between the two.

Example sentence: In order to meet the deadline, the team had to satisfice and deliver a partially completed project.

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