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Etymology
See foot.

Pronunciation
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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�tɪ�|-�tɪ�

Noun
footing

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

#:In ascent, every step gained is a footing and help to the next. Holder.

1. A 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.

1. A relative condition; state.

#:Lived on a footing of equality with nobles. Macaulay.

1. A tread; step; especially, measured tread.

#:Hark, I hear the footing of a man. w:Shakespeare|Shakespeare

1. The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
2. The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.
3. A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
4. The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil. Simmonds.
5. (Architectural & Engineering) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot; foundation.

Derived terms
footing beam
footing course<!--Webster: *A footing course (Architectural) one of the courses of masonry at the foot of a wall, broader than the courses above.-->
pay one's footing<!--Webster: *To pay one's footing, to pay a fee on first doing anything, as working at a trade or in a shop. Wright.-->

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Footing (Page: 580)
Foot"ing, n.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Relative condition; state.

Lived on a footing of equality with nobles. Macaulay.
4. Tread; step; especially, measured tread.

Hark, I hear the footing of a man. Shak.
5. The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.

6. The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.

7. A narrow cotton lace, without figures.

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

9. (Arch. & Enging.) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot. Footing course (Arch.), one of the courses of masonry at the foot of a wall, broader than the courses above. -- To pay one's footing, to pay a fee on first doing anything, as working at a trade or in a shop. Wright. -- Footing beam, the tie beam of a roof.
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Pronunciation
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w:IPA|IPA: /fu.tiɳ/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /fu.tin`/

Noun
footing m

1. dated|lang=fr jogging (as a form of exercise)

Synonyms
jogging#French|jogging

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