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Satisfaction vs. Utility — What's the Difference?

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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