square foot

American  

[skwair foot] / ˈskwɛər ˈfʊt /

noun

square feet plural

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• square feet
  plural

Etymology

Origin of square foot

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

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square foot

Seaholm said the cost for the addition he wanted is about $200 a square foot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

"Their biggest kryptonite is real estate cost," York warned, pointing to a brutal Manhattan retail landscape where average asking rents are between $350 and $700 per square foot.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Besides hitting their price target — about $350 per square foot — Talbot and his wife, Marisol, were taken with the modern design with a 14-foot clerestory ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

In organizing against a proposed 1 million square foot data center in Monroe Township, New Jersey, Henry protested with over 100 community members at multiple city council meetings discussing the project.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

If the carpet covers the stain entirely, we know that the stain is smaller than the carpet; if the carpet is one square foot, then the stain must take up less than one square foot.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife