Satisfaction vs. Utility — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Satisfaction and Utility
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Satisfaction
The fulfillment or gratification of a desire, need, or appetite
Wanted more space and found satisfaction in a new apartment.
Utility
Within economics, the concept of utility is used to model worth or value. Its usage has evolved significantly over time.
Satisfaction
Pleasure or contentment derived from such gratification
Took satisfaction in being vindicated.
Utility
The quality or condition of being useful; usefulness
"I have always doubted the utility of these conferences on disarmament" (Winston S. Churchill).
Satisfaction
An instance of being satisfied or a source of gratification
"Cultivate some artistic talent, for you will find it the most durable of satisfactions" (Randolph Bourne).
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Utility
A useful article or device.
Satisfaction
Assurance beyond doubt or question; complete conviction
You must prove your case to the satisfaction of the court.
Utility
A public utility.
Satisfaction
Compensation for injury or loss; reparation.
Utility
A commodity or service, such as electricity, water, or public transportation, that is provided by a public utility.
Satisfaction
The opportunity to avenge a wrong; vindication.
Utility
(Computers) A utility program.
Satisfaction
A fulfilment of a need or desire.
Utility
(Economics) The benefit that a chosen course of action affords, as subjectively judged by the chooser.
Satisfaction
The pleasure obtained by such fulfillment.
Utility
Prepared to play any of the smaller theatrical roles on short notice
A utility cast member.
Satisfaction
The source of such gratification.
Utility
Capable of playing as a substitute in any of several positions
A utility infielder.
Satisfaction
A reparation for an injury or loss.
Utility
Designed for various often heavy-duty practical uses
A utility knife.
A utility vehicle.
Satisfaction
A vindication for a wrong suffered.
The count demanded satisfaction in the form of a duel at dawn.
Utility
Raised or kept for the production of a farm product rather than for show or as pets
Utility livestock.
Satisfaction
The act of satisfying, or the state of being satisfied; gratification of desire; contentment in possession and enjoyment; repose of mind resulting from compliance with its desires or demands.
The mind having a power to suspend the execution and satisfaction of any of its desires.
Utility
Of the lowest US Government grade
Utility beef.
Satisfaction
Settlement of a claim, due, or demand; payment; indemnification; adequate compensation.
We shall make full satisfaction.
Utility
The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
Satisfaction
That which satisfies or gratifies; atonement.
Die he, or justice must; unless for himSome other, able, and as willing, payThe rigid satisfaction, death for death.
Utility
Something that is useful.
Satisfaction
The contentment you feel when you have done something right;
The chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction
Utility
(economics) The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the consumer of that commodity.
Satisfaction
State of being gratified; great satisfaction;
Dull repetitious work gives no gratification
To my immense gratification he arrived on time
Utility
(philosophy) Well-being, satisfaction, pleasure, or happiness.
Satisfaction
Compensation for a wrong;
We were unable to get satisfaction from the local store
Utility
A natural or legal areal monopoly distributer of a commodity (less often a service) delivered in continuous flows to multiple consumers from a common physical, infrastructural network, such as an electric company or water company; or, the securities of such a provider.
Satisfaction
Act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite;
The satisfaction of their demand for better services
Utility
(computing) A software program designed to perform a single task or a small range of tasks, often to help manage and tune computer hardware, an operating system or application software.
I've bought a new disk utility that can recover deleted files.
Utility
(sports) The ability to play multiple positions.
Utility
Having to do with, or owned by, a service provider.
Utility line; utility bill
Utility
(Of a building or its components) containing or intended for any of a building’s often-utility-related commodity transport, such as pipes or wires, or converting equipment, such as furnaces, water tanks or heaters, circuit breakers, central air conditioning units, laundry facilities, etc.
Utility room; utility corridor
Utility
Functional rather than attractive.
Utility
The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon land; the utility of the sciences; the utility of medicines.
The utility of the enterprises was, however, so great and obvious that all opposition proved useless.
Utility
Adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants; intrinsic value. See Note under Value, 2.
Value in use is utility, and nothing else, and in political economy should be called by that name and no other.
Utility
Happiness; the greatest good, or happiness, of the greatest number, - the foundation of utilitarianism.
Utility
A company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
Utility
The quality of being of practical use
Utility
The service provided by a utility company;
The cost of utilities never decreases
Utility
(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
Utility
(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer;
A computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users
Utility
A facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal;
The price of the house included all utilities
Utility
Used of beef; usable but inferior
Utility
Capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team;
A utility infielder
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