foot·age (fo?ot??j)n.1. Length, extent, or amount based on measurement in feet: estimated the square footage of new office space.2. Recorded film or video, especially of a specified nature or subject: news footage; detailed footage of the royal wedding.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.footage (?f?t?d?) n1. (Units) a length or distance measured in feet2. (Film) a. the extent of film material shot and exposedb. the sequences of filmed material3. (Mining & Quarrying) a. payment, by the linear foot of work doneb. the amount paidCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014foot?age (?f?t ?d?) n. 1. length or extent in feet: the footage of lumber. 2. a film or videotape scene or scenes: newsreel footage. [1890?95] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.