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  • stat
    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.
Synonyms

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!
stat 2 American  
[stat] / stæt /

noun

  1. statistic.

  2. Usually stats statistics.

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.

-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.
stat. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. (in prescriptions) immediately.

stat. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. statuary.

  2. statue.

  3. statute.

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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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

Fill out that ballot and toss it in the mail, stat!

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Baseball players don’t get to calculate their own batting averages, but they’ve had lots of leeway about one stat that mattered to them—how tall they are.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The surprising stat that Chelsea had been outrun in every Premier League game this season shocked many.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 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

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