Footing Meaning in English
of Foot Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on. Standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold. Relative condition; state. Tread; step; especially, measured tread. 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. The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot.