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  stat

  adverb

  with no delay: (used especially in medical contexts in reference to the administration of a drug or as a medical directive): The patient was given a stat dose of morphine.
• -stat
  -stat

  a combining form used in the names of devices that stabilize or make constant what is specified by the initial element.
• stat.
  stat.

  abbreviation

  (in prescriptions) immediately.

stat

¹ American  

[stat] / stæt /

adverb

Informal.

1. with no delay: (used especially in medical contexts in reference to the administration of a drug or as a medical directive): The patient was given a stat dose of morphine.

   Blood work will be done stat.

   The patient was given a stat dose of morphine.

   I need a copy of the spreadsheet, stat!

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stat ² American  

[stat] / stæt /

noun

1. statistic.

2. Usually stats statistics.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or containing statistics.

   Some sports fans memorize all the stat sheets published about a team.

stat ³ American  

[stat] / stæt /

noun

1. Also 'stat thermostat.

2. photostat.

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-stat ⁴ American  

1. a combining form used in the names of devices that stabilize or make constant what is specified by the initial element.

   thermostat; rheostat.

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stat. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) immediately.

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stat. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. statuary.

2. statue.

3. statute.

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stat. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) immediately

2. stationary

3. statute

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-stat ² British  

combining form

1. indicating a device that causes something to remain stationary or constant

   thermostat

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Etymology

Origin of stat¹

First recorded in 1875–80; from Latin statim “immediately, at once”

Origin of stat²

First recorded in 1950–55; by shortening

Origin of stat³

First recorded in 1955–60; by shortening

Origin of -stat⁴

< Greek -statēs, equivalent to sta- (stem of histánai to make stand; see stand) + -tēs agent noun suffix

Origin of stat.⁵

see origin at stat ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Key stat: For all his glorious statistics, Messi added an unwanted one on Tuesday when he became the first player to miss two penalties at a World Cup.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Then, the hosts dig into the stat dashboard the U.N. wants to replace GDP as the main prosperity metric and debate whether GDP is even relevant enough for it to matter.

From Slate ● May 30, 2026

His final stat line read like a series of increasingly ridiculous typos: 49 minutes, 41 points, 24 rebounds and three blocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

And a 1997 report from the outlet quoted a VideoScan stat indicating 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s colorized version of Shirley Temple’s “Heidi” sold 1.2 million copies versus 46,000 of its black-and-white version.

From Salon ● May 8, 2026

We sat down and got stat charts and rosters ready until the basketball teams came in and warmed up.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

“Yeah, I love that stat. It’s a lot of fun. … I kept the stress off myself for the most part.”

From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2022

"It is a nice stat. I don't really play the game for stats but I'm just excited with where I am with my batting and for the rest of the tournament," Buttler told Sky Sports.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2021

“Wow, that’s an impressive stat. It’s also completely wrong,” Colbert said.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2020

“I know every ingredient, every stat. I know it better than everybody knows it. My gut is always right.”

From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2018

We have done our 8 stat. miles between 8.20 and 1 P.M.; at first fairly good surface; then the ice got very rugged with sword-cut splits.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Robert Falcon Scott

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