Square Foot Definition & Meaning

Definition

Etymology

Examples

square foot American [skwair foot] / ˈskwɛər ˈfʊt /

noun

plural

square feet

1. a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one foot on each side; 0.0929 square meters. ft 2 , sq. ft.

Etymology

Origin of square foot

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

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“Every acre, every square foot, every inch of land, at this point is worth saving because so much of it has already been developed,” Gonzalez said.

From Los Angeles Times

Now Pop Mart is opening a 7,000 square foot flagship store in Manhattan’s Times Square, with even more stories planned in malls across America.

From The Wall Street Journal

Boyd's most recent electric and gas bill was for $860, up from $660 the prior month, for a 1,400 square foot home in suburban Philadelphia, she said at a hearing Tuesday on energy affordability.

From Barron's

Standing aboveground, in the gray-black expanse of what I did, the anger fills every square foot.

From Literature

She has already hired an architect and a contractor and secured estimates of between $800 and $1,200 a square foot.

From The Wall Street Journal

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