footprint
noun
foot·print
ˈfu̇t-ˌprint 
1
: an impression of the foot on a surface
2
a
: the area on a surface covered by something
a tire with a wide footprint
the footprint of a laser beam
b
: range of operation (as of a service)
a global footprint
3
: a marked effect, impression, or impact
left a footprint in the field of research
4
: something that identifies
a genetic footprint
Examples of footprint in a Sentence
The child left her tiny footprints in the snow.
He walked into the kitchen with his boots on, making muddy footprints on the floor.
The new model has a smaller footprint than the older model.
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Arriving in Chicago, Gartland was taken by Lollapalooza’s unparalleled urban backdrop, a festival along the lakefront that takes over the downtown area of the country’s third largest media market, an immense footprint.
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Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Even if recent tariff threats and negotiations have cast a gloomy outlook on the Italian fashion brands eyeing to grow their business in the U.S., this week’s edition of the Chicago Collective will see a number of players joining the fair in hopes of boosting their footprint.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025
Investigators have not found a digital footprint that was left directly by Katie since she was reported missing.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
However, in recent years, especially amid the population migration during and after the pandemic, banks have been reorienting their footprints to capture more deposits.
—Leslie Picker, CNBC, 31 July 2025
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Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Even if recent tariff threats and negotiations have cast a gloomy outlook on the Italian fashion brands eyeing to grow their business in the U.S., this week’s edition of the Chicago Collective will see a number of players joining the fair in hopes of boosting their footprint.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025
Investigators have not found a digital footprint that was left directly by Katie since she was reported missing.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
However, in recent years, especially amid the population migration during and after the pandemic, banks have been reorienting their footprints to capture more deposits.
—Leslie Picker, CNBC, 31 July 2025
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“Footprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footprint. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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footprint
noun
foot·print
ˈfu̇t-ˌprint
: a track left by the foot
Medical Definition
footprint
noun
foot·print
ˈfu̇t-ˌprint
: an impression of the foot on a surface
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