footwear foot‧wear [ˈfʊtweə ǁ -wer] noun [uncountable]
things that people wear on their feet, such as shoes and boots:
• price increases for clothing and footwear
• the footwear industry
• a wide range of sports footwear at favourable prices
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footwear UK US /ˈfʊtweər/ noun [U] COMMERCE
► things such as shoes and boots that people wear on their feet: »
Last month sales of clothes and footwear fell by a further 17%.
»a footwear maker/manufacturer/retailer
»a footwear business/company
»the footwear industry/market
Financial and business terms. 2012.