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  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) immediately.

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stat ³ 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. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. statuary.

2. statue.

3. statute.

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stat ⁵ American  

[stat] / stæt /

noun

1. Also 'stat thermostat.

2. photostat.

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-stat ⁶ 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. 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 stat.²

stat ¹ ( def. )

Origin of stat³

First recorded in 1950–55; by shortening

Origin of stat⁵

First recorded in 1955–60; by shortening

Origin of -stat⁶

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

Example Sentences

Las Vegas has gone a franchise-record seven consecutive games with less than 75 yards rushing — a stat made worse by the fact the Raiders used the sixth overall pick last spring on running back Ashton Jeanty.

From Los Angeles Times

The stat line was decent, with some highlight throws showing promise and potential, but there's definitely an aura about him, a character that seems to lift both his team and the fans.

From BBC

All told, Sanders finished with a stat line that read: 11-for-20 for 209 yards with one interception and the touchdown.

From The Wall Street Journal

That stat is a bit misleading, though, as teams have come from further back to win the title.

From BBC

I appreciate that stat because when I started out in management a million years ago, I worked off the basis that a clean sheet was worth twice as much as scoring a goal.

From BBC

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