Entry Word: footing

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 an immaterial thing upon which something else rests <your donations help provide the charity with a firm financial footing for its work> — see base 1
2 position with regard to conditions and circumstances <our two high schools are on a friendly footing> — see situation 1
3 the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement <work hard to get a better footing in the company> — see rank 1