"footing" Definition

Definitions for the word "footing" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. p. pr. & vb. n.
of Foot
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
Standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
Relative condition; state.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
Tread; step; especially, measured tread.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. n.
The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. n.
The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. n.
1 foothold; secure position (lost his footing). 2 operational basis. 3 relative position or status (on an equal footing). 4 (often in pl.) Foundations of a wall.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
12. slang
“to pay FOOTING.” _See_ SHOE.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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