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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 footing
 立足點,立場,關係

From: Taiwan MOE computer dictionary

 footing
 合計 FTG

From: Network Terminology

 footing
 註腳

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Foot v. i. [imp. & p. p. Footed; p. pr. & vb. n. Footing.]
 1. To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip.
 2. To walk; -- opposed to ride or fly.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Foot·ing, n.
 1. 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. 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.   --Macaulay.
 3. Relative condition; state.
    Lived on a footing of equality with nobles.   --Macaulay.
 4. Tread; step; especially, measured tread.
    Hark, I hear the footing of a man.   --Shak.
 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.
 9. Arch. & Enging. The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot.
 Footing course Arch., one of the courses of masonry at the foot of a wall, broader than the courses above.
 To pay one's footing, to pay a fee on first doing anything, as working at a trade or in a shop. --Wright.
 Footing beam, the tie beam of a roof.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 footing
      n 1: status with respect to the relations between people or
           groups; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly
           footing" [syn: terms]
      2: a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they
         were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim
         basis" [syn: basis, ground]
      3: a place providing support for the foot in standing or
         climbing [syn: foothold]