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square footage

square footage noun: area (the measure of an extent of surface), in square feet.

Noun

square footage (usually uncountable, plural square footages)

  1. (usually) Area (the measure of an extent of surface), in square feet.
    • Next, to find how many boards you will need, calculate the square footage of each wall, ignoring all openings except the largest, such as archways or picture windows.1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 18
  2. (informal, usually) Area (an extent of surface), especially of real estate.

Forms of square footage

pluralsquare footages

Origin of square footage

From square foot + -age.

Questions about square footage

What does square footage mean?
Square footage means area (the measure of an extent of surface), in square feet.
What part of speech is square footage?
Square footage is a noun.
What is the plural of square footage?
The plural of square footage is square footages.

Words near square footage in the dictionary

  1. square engine
  2. square engines
  3. square eyes
  4. square feet
  5. square foot
  6. square footage
  7. square footages
  8. square gin
  9. square grouper
  10. square groupers
  11. square inch

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