footing
the basis or foundation on which anything is established.
the act of one who moves on foot, as in walking or dancing.
a secure and established position.
a place or support for the feet; surface to stand on; foothold.
a firm placing of the feet; stability: He regained his footing.
Building Trades, Civil Engineering. the part of a foundation bearing directly upon the earth.
position or status assigned to a person, group, etc., in estimation or treatment.
mutual standing; reciprocal relation: to be on a friendly footing with someone.
entrance into a new position or relationship: to gain a footing in society.
a fee demanded from a person upon entrance into a trade, society, etc.
the act of adding a foot to something, as to a stocking.
that which is added as a foot.
the act of adding up a column of figures.
the total of such a column.
Origin of footing
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How to use footing in a sentence
Eric Fisher had inside leverage Drove Harrison up the field and his lost his footing.
Referee already had a history with the Chiefs. The Super Bowl was the latest chapter. | Matt Bonesteel | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostWhile Green acknowledges the extra gear he could stand to provide, head coach Steve Kerr believes the three-time champion is exactly where he needs to be as these new-look Warriors find their footing.
Draymond Green Isn’t Scoring, But He’s Doing Everything Else For The Warriors | James L. Jackson | February 4, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightMortgage rates were flat this week as the economic recovery struggles to gain solid footing.
Uncertainty surrounding economy holds mortgage rates in place | Kathy Orton | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostOil majors that were once the most powerful corporations in the world lost much of their footing in 2020, along with many billions of dollars.
Oil companies’ losses in 2020 were staggering. And that was before the government focused on climate change. | Will Englund | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostThese are heady figures for an industry that gained its footing only 20 years ago.
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President Obama pledged an estimated $175 million and sent more than 4,000 troops to help the region regain its footing.
Jail Threats for Sierra Leone Ebola Victims’ Families | Abby Haglage | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBefore we get off the phone, Kent stumbles and stammers until finding her footing in a heartwarming anecdote.
‘The Babadook’ Is the Best (and Most Sincere) Horror Movie of the Year | Samuel Fragoso | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“You cannot put women and men on an equal footing,” Erdogan said, according to the Associated Press.
Allah, Mom, and Baklava: Turkish President Uses Mothers and Kids as Political Pawns | Xanthe Ackerman | November 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTToday was the only time all week that Xi shared a platform with another world leader in Beijing on an equal footing.
Obama and Xi Jinping Say They’ll Work Together to Save Environment | Ben Leung | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGirma realized that law was her best tool to get equal footing for herself and the wider population of impaired Americans.
TEDx Talks Have a Disability Problem—but This Incredible Young Woman Is Working to Change That | Nina Strochlic | November 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe is a business man of great competence, and I think he ought to be able to do much to get things on to a ship-shape footing.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonHe was certain that Delhi would fall if once the British secured a footing inside the fortifications.
The Red Year | Louis TracyShe never went there again; from the first she was acute enough to perceive that she could never get a footing in such society.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandMargaret has been with you some time; has she not interfered, or tried to put things upon a right footing?
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodAfter all, it was not a social call, and if she did not dress it would put things on the right footing.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts Rinehart
British Dictionary definitions for footing
/ (ˈfʊtɪŋ) /
the basis or foundation on which something is established: the business was on a secure footing
the relationship or status existing between two persons, groups, etc: the two countries were on a friendly footing
a secure grip by or for the feet
the lower part of a foundation of a column, wall, building, etc
mainly US
the act of adding a column of figures
the total obtained
rare a fee paid upon entrance into a craft, society, etc, or such an entrance itself
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