square foot
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of square foot
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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March listing prices per square foot varied widely, with Providence, R.I. up nearly 10% and Austin, Texas down 7.1%.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s 2016 Snøhetta expansion cost $305 million and added 235,000 square feet — about $1,765 per square foot.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Drone services are priced at 50 cents a square foot annually, which the company said often works out to around $8 per child a month.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
He also pointed to the relative value compared to nearby coastal markets, noting similar waterfront properties elsewhere often come at a significantly higher price per square foot.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 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
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