satisfice

sat is fice |ˈsatisˌfīs ˈsætəsfaɪs | ▶verb accept an available option as satisfactory: it talks about telling you not to just satisfice but to always look for the best.

satisfice

satisfice |ˈsatɪsfʌɪs | ▶verb [ no obj. ] formal decide on and pursue a course of action that will satisfy the minimum requirements necessary to achieve a particular goal. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘satisfy ’): alteration of satisfy, influenced by Latin satisfacere. The formal use dates from the 1950s.