be on (an) equal footing with
1on an equal footing/on the same footing — ► having the same position or status as another person, company, etc.: on an equal footing with sb/sth »Women should be able to compete in the job market on an equal footing with men. on the same footing as sb/sth »The increased use of restricted …
2on an equal footing — on an equal footing/on the same footing ► having the same position or status as another person, company, etc.: on an equal footing with sb/sth »Women should be able to compete in the job market on an equal footing with men. on the same footing as …
3on an equal footing — with the same rights and conditions as someone you are competing with We want to ensure that women can take part on an equal footing to men …
4footing — 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… …
5on an equal footing — phrase with the same rights and conditions as someone you are competing with We want to ensure that women can take part on an equal footing to men. Thesaurus: words used to describe positions in a competitionhyponym to defeat someone in a game,… …
6footing — 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 …
7equal — e|qual1 W2S1 [ˈi:kwəl] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(same)¦ 2¦(same rights/chances)¦ 3 be equal to something 4 on equal terms/on an equal footing 5 all (other) things being equal ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: aequalis, from aequus level, equal ]… …
8footing — UK [ˈfʊtɪŋ] / US noun [singular] 1) a firm position for your feet on a surface, especially one that is difficult to stand on or walk across keep/lose/miss your footing: She lost her footing and tumbled into the river. 2) a) the basic conditions… …
9footing — foot|ing [ futıŋ ] noun singular 1. ) a firm position for your feet on a surface, especially one that is difficult to stand on or walk across: keep/lose/miss your footing: She lost her footing and tumbled into the river. 2. ) the basic conditions …
10footing — 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… …
