footing in English dictionary

  • footing

    Meanings and definitions of "footing"

    • A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
    • A standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.
    • A relative condition; state.
    • A tread; step; especially, measured tread.
    • (now rare) A footprint or footprints; tracks, someone's trail.
    • The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
    • The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.
    • A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
    • The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil. Simmonds.
    • (architecture, engineering) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot; foundation.
    • (accounting) Double checking the numbers vertically.
    • noun
      A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
    • noun
      A standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.
    • noun
      A relative condition; state.
    • noun
      A tread; step; especially, measured tread.
    • noun
      (now rare)
      A footprint or footprints; tracks, someone's trail.
    • noun
      stability or balance when standing on one's feet
    • noun
      The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
    • noun
      The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot
    • noun
      A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
    • noun
      The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil. Simmonds.
    • noun
      (architecture, engineering)
      The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot; foundation.
    • noun
      (accounting)
      Double checking the numbers vertically.
    • verb
      present participle of [i]foot[/i]
    • noun
      a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing
    • noun
      a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
    • noun
      status with respect to the relations between people or groups; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing"

    Synonyms of "footing" in English dictionary

    support, basis, terms are the top synonyms of "footing" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of footing

    • footing ( plural  footings)
    • footing (plural footings)

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