stat

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adverb, adjectiveInformal.

with no delay: (used especially in medical contexts in reference to the administration of a drug or as a medical directive): Blood work will be done stat.The patient was given a stat dose of morphine. I need a copy of the spreadsheet, stat!

Origin of stat

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

Other definitions for stat (2 of 6)

stat²

[ stat ]

noun

statistic.
Usually stats . statistics.

adjective

of, relating to, or containing statistics: Some sports fans memorize all the stat sheets published about a team.

Origin of stat

First recorded in 1950–55; by shortening

Other definitions for stat (3 of 6)

stat³

[ stat ]

noun

Also 'stat . thermostat.
photostat (def. 2).

Origin of stat

First recorded in 1955–60; by shortening

Other definitions for -stat (4 of 6)

-stat

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

Origin of -stat

⁴

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

Other definitions for stat. (5 of 6)

stat.¹

abbreviation

(in prescriptions) immediately.

Origin of stat.

⁵

see origin at stat¹

Other definitions for stat. (6 of 6)

stat.²

abbreviation

statuary.
statue.

statute.

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How to use stat in a sentence

ESPN would not say how much it cost to land Silver, but the stat wizard did acknowledge that money was a factor.
Nate Silver Keeps Us Guessing About Why He Dumped the Times for ESPN | David Freedlander | July 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Someone needs to get that in needlepoint on a throw pillow stat.
Amanda Bynes Asks Drake to Murder Her Vagina and Other WTF Tweets | Kevin Fallon | March 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
According to the American Cancer Society-affiliated study that yielded this stat, aspirin might be great for the gut.
Can Taking Aspirin Once a Day Reduce Risk of Cancer, Stroke, and More? | Anneli Rufus | March 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
And the Republican solution is to get more people hitched, stat.
10 Outrageous Things Rick Santorum Has Said | The Daily Beast | February 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The 2011 University of Toronto-affiliated study that yielded this stat compared pot-smoking and non-pot-smoking MS patients.
Is Pot Good for Lungs? New Marijuana Study Adds to Health-Effects Debate | Anneli Rufus | January 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

He was immediately appalled at his outburst, and by the pilot's startled glance, but the stat went off immediately.
We're Friends, Now | Henry Hasse
For seven weeks now he had lived with it intricately and intimately, as the case shoved everything else right off the news-stat.
We're Friends, Now | Henry Hasse
Both men turned abruptly as the stat-screen gave its warning blip.
We're Friends, Now | Henry Hasse
Mandleco strode for the tele-stat, then turned back and pointed a trembling finger at Beardsley.
We're Friends, Now | Henry Hasse
The expression of shocked surprise was still on his face as the stat gun blast took him squarely in the chest.
Insidekick | Jesse Franklin Bone

British Dictionary definitions for -stat (1 of 2)

-stat

n combining form

indicating a device that causes something to remain stationary or constant: thermostat

Origin of -stat

from Greek -statēs, from histanai to cause to stand

British Dictionary definitions for stat. (2 of 2)

stat.

abbreviation for

(in prescriptions) immediately
stationary

statute

Origin of stat.

(sense 1) from Latin statim

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