sq ft
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- noun
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pies cuadrados
- There is now a total of over 60,000 sq. ft. of reed beds.
- sq. ft. of floor
- sq. ft. of floor space
- area of 38 sq ft
Examples
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The apartment is 1,200 sq ft, providing ample space for a small family.
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I live in a 1,400 sq ft house on 2 acres with an inground pool in mid-Michigan.
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The vertical design requires only 1,000 sq. ft. of floor space.
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I live in a 3,000 sq ft house, but I spend most of my time at home.
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The expansion will provide the company with an additional 76,000 sq. ft. of production and storage capacity under one roof.
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You can't fit a lot of junk into a 1,000 sq. ft. home.
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The facility has a 40,000 sq. ft. covered area that it uses for amendment storage instead of curing.
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Permit fees for just the 1,500 sq. ft. house will be, according to their calculations, over $30,000.
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The matrix has been used for a 100,000 sq. ft. community building and a 5,000 sq. ft. restaurant.
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As part of a new integrated waste management system, a 250,000 sq. ft. cocomposting operation is being constructed adjacent to the new MRF.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
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A measure of area equal to a square one foot on each side used for rooms and land
Surface Forms
Morphology
sq + ft
This form is an orthographic abbreviation of 'square foot' (square + foot), so the meaning — a unit of area equal to one foot by one foot — is directly compositional from the constituents. Learners who recognise that 'sq' = square and 'ft' = foot will immediately understand the term; the only barrier is decoding the abbreviations, not the semantic composition.
Etymology
The short form sq ft stands for 'square foot'; sq is short for 'square' and ft is short for 'foot', so it tells the area of a square one foot on each side. That's why people use sq ft to show the 'size' of rooms, houses, or land.