footage

[ foot-ij ]
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noun
  1. length or extent in feet: the footage of lumber.

  2. a portion of raw video recorded for subsequent editing and use in one or more video clips or packages, broadcasts, or movies: newsreel footage;raw footage that ended up on the cutting room floor.

  1. Mining.

    • payment by the running foot of work done.

    • the amount so paid.

Origin of footage

1
First recorded in 1890–95; foot + -age

Other words from footage

  • un·der·foot·age, noun

Words Nearby footage

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British Dictionary definitions for footage

footage

/ (ˈfʊtɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. a length or distance measured in feet

    • the extent of film material shot and exposed

    • the sequences of filmed material

    • payment, by the linear foot of work done

    • the amount paid

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