Definition of footing

• p. pr. & vb. n. - of Foot
• n. - Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
• n. - Standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.
• n. - Relative condition; state.
• n. - Tread; step; especially, measured tread.
• n. - The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
• n. - The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.
• n. - A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
• n. - The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil.
• n. - The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot.