Word Meaning

Meaning of footing

- of Foot
- Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
- Standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.
- Relative condition; state.
- Tread; step; especially, measured tread.
- 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.
- The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot.