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Synonyms of footing
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1
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
- your donations help provide the charity with a firm financial footing for its work
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Words Related to footing
- anchorage,
- bed,
- brace,
- bulwark,
- buttress,
- framework,
- infrastructure,
- mount,
- prop,
- shore,
- stay,
- substratum,
- substructure,
- support
- assumption,
- justification,
- premise
- (also premiss),
- presumption,
- presupposition,
- rationale,
- supposition,
- theory,
- thesis,
- warrant
3
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
- you'll have to work hard to get a better footing in the company
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footing
verbpresent participle of foot
Synonyms & Antonyms of footing (Entry 2 of 2)
to give what is owed for
- I'll foot the bill for dinner
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