square footage

noun

Area (the measure of an extent of surface), in square feet.

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Meanings

nounsquare footage (usually uncountable, plural square footages)

plural square footages

  1. uncountableusuallyArea (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. informaluncountableusuallyArea (an extent of surface), especially of real estate.

Origin

From square foot + -age.

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APA

square footage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/square%20footage

MLA

“square footage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/square%20footage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “square footage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/square%20footage.

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