Now only in phrase bated breath, which was used by Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice (1596). c.1300, to contend with blows or arguments, from Old French batre to hit, beat, strike, from Late Latin battere, from Latin batuere to beat, knock (see batter (v.)).
The average per square foot cost for commercial office space construction can be anywhere between $100 per square foot to $200 per square foot or even more.
1 In general, you can expect to pay approximately $15 to $25 per square foot for a basic rigid frame commercial steel building (all inclusive). 2  More customized/refined commercial metal steel buildings might cost closer to $20 to $40 per square foot. $10,000 to $12,000 for a 20 x 20 rigid frame commercial steel building and $6,000 to $8,000 for a 20 x 20 arch frame commercial metal building.