square foot

[skwair foot]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of square foot¹

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

A household staff, provided by the Navy, does the cooking, cleaning and maintenance work on the 9,000- square foot home.

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Meanwhile, she has been haggling with the insurer for months after getting an estimate of only $250 a square foot to rebuild her home, less than a third of the going rate.

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The national average asking rent was $10.10 a square foot in the third quarter, flat from the preceding three months and up 1.7% from the same period a year earlier, according to Cushman.

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Meanwhile, Palisades homeowners have received reconstruction cost estimates under $400 a square foot from State Farm, he alleged, when other insurers are issuing estimates of $800 to $1,200 per square foot.

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Under his leadership, the university attracted new tenants and created initiatives at its 1.2-million square foot Science, Technology and Advanced Research campus.

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