footage
- noun
- /ˈfʊtɪdʒ/
- Jargon
- square footage
- footage per child
Examples
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We often lose much of the freedom and we think that now by buying more square footage, maybe that will give me more freedom.
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Our firm was able to double its footage at half the rent recently.
Blog text (1) -
Three other buildings bring the total square footage of the new project to 2.5 million square feet.
Blog text (21) -
Both of the studies discussed here suggest that square footage should be considered when houses are assigned to a class.
Academic text (2005) -
Commercial real estate may be measured by its usable square footage, which is where business would occur.
Blog text (1) -
Girls' reading scores dropped as classroom square footage per child decreased, while boys' reading scores remained unaffected.
Academic text (2004) -
The contractor explained that the cost of the project would depend on the footage of materials used.
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We need to measure the footage of the new flooring to ensure it fits the entire room.
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Calculating the footage of the walls will help us determine how much paint we need.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Footage in construction and trade comes from measuring material by the foot, so 'footage' is the length in feet used and often the price that follows from that length.