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

The company would then charge more for those loans to ensure profit even in cases where borrowers ultimately failed to keep up with payments, according to internal emails and a slide deck that described findings in the multistate investigation.

From Salon

Exeter has said in regulatory filings that it is cooperating with the current multistate investigation.

From Salon

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