Definition of "footing" in English

noun

1. A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.

2. A standing; position; established place; foothold.

3. A relative condition; state.

4. (dated) A tread; step; especially, a measured tread.

5. (rare) A footprint or footprints; tracks, someone's trail.

6. Stability or balance when standing on one's feet.

   • He lost his footing and fell down.
   • It was difficult to keep my footing on the ship during the storm.

7. The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.

8. The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot

   • the footing of a stocking

9. A narrow cotton lace, without figures.

10. The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil.

11. (architecture, engineering) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot; foundation.

12. (accounting) A double-check of the numbers vertically.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of foot