footing Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun status with respect to the relations between people or groups
terms.
- on good terms with her in-laws
- on a friendly footing
noun a relation that provides the foundation for something
ground; basis.
- they were on a friendly footing
- he worked on an interim basis
noun a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing
foothold.
verb pay for something
foot; pick.
- pick up the tab
- pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages
- foot the bill
verb walk
foot; leg it; hoof; hoof it.
- let's hoof it to the disco
verb add a column of numbers
foot; foot up.

Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
In ascent, every stp gained is a footing and help to the next. Holder.
Standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.
As soon as he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner . . . made him a favorite. Macaulay.
Relative condition; state.
Lived on a footing of equality with nobles. Macaulay.
Tread; step; especially, measured tread.
Hark, I hear the footing of a man. Shak.
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.
(Arch. & Enging.) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot.