# footage

Pronunciation: say "FUUT-ij" /ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/

## Noun

1. A quantity of film or video that has been shot to record an event or scene.
   - Simple: Recorded video or film showing real events, taken by a camera.
   - _The documentary relied on archival footage from the 1960s._
   - _Investigators examined the footage frame by frame for any clues._
2. The extent of something, expressed as a measurement in feet.
   - Simple: The length or size of something measured in feet.
   - _The contractor estimated the total footage of pipe required for the job._
   - _Square footage largely determines a property's listing price._

## Origin

Formed from "foot", the unit of length, combined with the suffix "-age".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/footage (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).