footage

footage
footage (n.) 1892, "piece work system to pay miners;" 1916, "the length of film used in a scene, etc.," from FOOT (Cf. foot) (n.) as a measure of length + -AGE (Cf. -age).

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  • footage — n. (Cinematography) 1. the amount of film that has been shot. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • footage — [foot′ij] n. [ FOOT + AGE ] ☆ 1. the length expressed in feet: said esp. of portions of film 2. a length of film that has been shot …   English World dictionary

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  • footage — /foot ij/, n. 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. [1890 95; FOOT + AGE] * * * …   Universalium

  • footage — foot|age [ futıdʒ ] noun uncount 1. ) film of a particular subject or event: dramatic footage of the raid film/video footage: video footage for a number of documentary projects 2. ) the size of the area covered by a building, especially a store,… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • footage — UK [ˈfʊtɪdʒ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) film of a particular subject or event dramatic footage of the raid film/video footage: video footage for a number of documentary projects 2) the size of the area covered by a building, especially a shop,… …   English dictionary

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