column inch

English

Noun

column inch (plural column inches)

1. (printing) One inch of a printed column; a measure of space allocated.
   • 1877, Pettengill's newspaper directory and advertisers' hand-book for 1877‎^[1], page 87:

     ... advertisements, $40 per column inch per year.

Translations

measure of space on a newspaper

• Finnish: palstamillimetri (fi)
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