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foot⋅age

[foot-ij]
–noun
1. length or extent in feet: the footage of lumber.
2. Mining.
a. payment by the running foot of work done.
b. the amount so paid.
3. a motion-picture scene or scenes: newsreel footage; jungle footage.

Origin:
1890–95; foot + -age
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foot·age   (fŏŏt'ĭj)   
n.  
  1. Length, extent, or amount based on measurement in feet: estimated the square footage of new office space.

    1. An amount or length of film or videotape.

    2. A shot or series of shots of a specified nature or subject: news footage of the royal wedding.

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Word Origin & History

footage 
1916, "the length of film used in a scene, etc.," from foot as a measure of length.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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