on a solid / firm footing

on a solid / firm footing
auf solider Basis

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  • footing — foot‧ing [ˈfʊtɪŋ] noun 1. a sound/​firm/​solid footing good financial arrangements under which a business operates: • He has put the company on a sound financial footing. 2. on an equal footing/​on the same footing if two people, companies etc… …   Financial and business terms

  • solid with — 1. Packed tight with 2. On a firm footing of understanding with 3. Supporting fully • • • Main Entry: ↑solid …   Useful english dictionary

  • footing — noun 1 secure grip with your feet ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, sure VERB + FOOTING ▪ keep ▪ He struggled to keep his footing on the slippery floor. ▪ regain …   Collocations dictionary

  • footing — foot|ing [ˈfutıŋ] n 1.) [singular] the conditions or arrangements on which something is based put/place sth on a ... footing ▪ He wanted to put their relationship on a permanent footing. a financial/commercial/legal etc footing ▪ The city started …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • footing — noun (U) / fUtIN / 1 the conditions or arrangements under which something exists or operates : on a legal/scientific/official etc footing: The article attempts to put their work on a more scientific footing. | on a sound/firm/solid footing: new… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • solid — solidly, adv. solidness, n. /sol id/, adj. 1. having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure. 2. of or pertaining to bodies or figures of three dimensions. 3. having the interior completely filled up,… …   Universalium

  • solid — sol•id [[t]ˈsɒl ɪd[/t]] adj. 1) having the interior completely filled up; not hollow: a piece of solid rock[/ex] 2) math. having the three dimensions of length, breadth, and thickness 3) having no openings or breaks: a solid wall[/ex] 4) firm or… …   From formal English to slang

  • firm — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large, major ▪ medium sized ▪ small ▪ well known ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • solid — /ˈsɒləd / (say soluhd) adjective 1. having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure. 2. of or relating to bodies or figures of three dimensions: solid geometry. 3. having the interior completely filled up …  

  • solid — adj. 1 hard and firm/not hollow VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, go ▪ If you put it in the freezer, it will go solid …   Collocations dictionary

  • footing — Synonyms and related words: Anschauung, account, adding, advantage, allowance, ambit, ambling, ambulation, angle, angle of vision, assessment, backpacking, bailiwick, balance, base, baseboard, basement, basis, bear hug, bearing wall, bearings,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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