square footage
English
editEtymology
editFrom square foot + -age.
Noun
editsquare footage (usually uncountable, plural square footages)
- Area (the measure of an extent of surface), in square feet.
- 1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 18:
- 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.
- (informal) Area (an extent of surface), especially of real estate.