Definition of footing
1
:a stable position or placing of the feet
2
:a surface or its condition with respect to one walking or running on it;
especially
:the condition of a racetrack
4 a
:a place or position providing a base of operations :foothold
b
:established position :status;
especially
:position or rank in relation to others
- they all started off on an equal footing
5
:basis
6
:terms of social intercourse
7
:an enlargement at the lower end of a foundation wall, pier, or column to distribute the load
8
:the sum of a column of figures
