{i} basis, foundation; foothold, place for standing; secure position; stability; terms of a relationship; act of walking
He is on good footing with the world He stands well with the world This is a French phrase, Être sur un grand pied dans le monde "Grand pied" means "large foot," and the allusion is to the time of Henry VIII , when the rank of a man was designated by the size of his shoe - the higher the rank the larger the shoe The (Atasözü) would be more correctly rendered, "He has a large foot in society " To pay your footing To give money for drink when you first enter on a trade Entry money for being allowed to put your foot in the premises occupied by fellow-craftsmen This word is called foot-ale by ancient writers (See Garnish )
The projecting base of a sign pole or pylon, including the portion that is buriedin the ground
The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column
You refer to your footing when you are referring to your position and how securely your feet are placed on the ground. For example, if you lose your footing, your feet slip and you fall. He was cautious of his footing, wary of the edge He lost his footing and slid into the water
A masonry section usually made of concrete, in a rectangular form wider than the bottom of the foundation wall or pier it supports
A concrete pad or mat located under a column, wall, or other structural member that distributes loads from that member into the supporting soil
Portion of the foundation of a structure that transmits loads directly to the soil
The enlarged, lower portion of a substructure which distributes the structure load either to the earth or to supporting piles; the most common footing is the concrete slab “Footer” is a local term for footing (5)
A foundation unit constructed in brickwork, masonry or concrete under the base of a wall or column for the purpose of distributing the load over a large area
If a country or armed force is on a war footing, it is ready to fight a war. The president placed the republic on a war footing
If you are on a particular kind of footing with someone, you have that kind of relationship with them. They decided to put their relationship on a more formal footing They are now trying to compete on an equal footing. = basis