Noun

1. A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.

   In ascent, every step gained is a footing and help to the next. Holder.

2. A standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.

   As soon as he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner . . . made him a favorite. Thomas Babington Macaulay.

3. A relative condition; state.

   Lived on a footing of equality with nobles. Thomas Babington Macaulay.

4. A tread; step; especially, measured tread.

   Hark, I hear the footing of a man. Shakespeare

5. The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
6. The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.
7. A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
8. The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil. Simmonds.
9. (Architectural & Engineering) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot; foundation.
10. (Accounting) Double checking the numbers vertically.