state of things
/ˈsteɪt əv ˌθɪŋz/noun
The way in which events or circumstances stand at a particular time or within a particular sphere; the current situation.
Origin
Late 15th century; earliest use found in Chartier's Traité de l'Esperance. From state + of + things, plural of thing. Compare classical Latin status rērum, in reference to public or political affairs.
- discotriaene
- discounsel
- discount
- discountable
- discount broker
- discount brokerage
- discount card
- discount day
- discounted cash flow
- discountenance
- discountenancer
- discounter
- discount factor
- discount house
- discount market
- discount rate
- discount store
- discouple
- discoupling
- discouragable
- discourage
- discourageable
- pulled elbow
- pulled pork
- pulled work