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foot
▪ I. foot foot 1 [fʊt] noun feet PLURALFORM [fiːt]
1. [countable] ft a unit for measuring length, equal to 12 inches or 30.48 centimetres
2. [singular] the lowest part of something:

• the foot of a page

  [m0] ▪ II. foot foot 2 verb
foot the bill to pay for something, especially something expensive that you do not want to pay for:

• Many customers had to foot the bill for installing the new water meters.

• Who is going to foot the repair bill?

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foot UK US /fʊt/ noun
► [C] (plural feet, foot) (WRITTEN ABBREVIATION ft) MEASURES a unit of measurement equal to 12 inches or 0.3048 metres, sometimes shown by the symbol ′: »

His brief was to provide 10 million square feet of office space on a 16-acre site.

► [S] the bottom or lower end of something: the foot of sth »

Additional notes are added at the foot of the page.

● be run/rushed off your feet — Cf. be rushed off your feet
● drag your feet — Cf. drag your feet
● fall/land on your feet — Cf. land on your feet
● get back on your feet — Cf. get back on your feet
● get a/your foot in the door — Cf. get your foot in the door
● get your feet wet — Cf. get your feet wet
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foot UK US /fʊt/ verb
● foot the bill — Cf. foot the bill

Financial and business terms. 2012.