state

US /stet/

UK /steɪt/

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noun

  • Region within a country, with its own government
  • Situation or condition something is in

adjecitve

  • Concerning region within a country

verb

  • To say; declare as fact

Examples

Some prefer tax cuts to greater state spending on health and social services.

unemployed people living on state benefit The state pension is barely enough to live on.