multistate

American  

[muhl-ti-steyt] / ˈmʌl tɪˌsteɪt /

adjective

1. of or operating in several states of a nation.

   a multistate corporation.

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Etymology

Origin of multistate

First recorded in 1940–45; multi- + state

Example Sentences

Those incidents came after formula maker ByHeart recalled all of its products in the U.S. last fall after they were linked to a multistate botulism outbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal

That’s the multistate cap-and-trade association that sets ever-tightening emissions targets for greenhouse gases.

From The Wall Street Journal

From 2019 through September 2025, only $600 million of an estimated $2.6 billion of taxes due was paid by the top eight American multistate cannabis operators, according to Matt Karnes, founder of GreenWave Advisors.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rising power demand from data centers is causing a surge in electricity prices and could lead to reliability problems ahead, the results of a multistate electricity auction indicate.

From Barron's

The multistate program caps carbon emissions and sells “allowances” to energy producers as a permit to emit carbon.

From The Wall Street Journal