column of figures
51footing — noun Date: 14th century 1. a stable position or placing of the feet 2. a surface or its condition with respect to one walking or running on it; especially the condition of a racetrack 3. the act of moving on foot ; step, tread 4. a. a place or… …
52Method of complements — Complement numbers on an adding machine c. 1910 In mathematics and computing, the method of complements is a technique used to subtract one number from another using only addition of positive numbers. This method was commonly used in mechanical… …
53Foot the bill — The idiom foot the bill means basically :1. to pay all the costs for something (We ended up having to foot the bill for a new roof because our insurance didn t cover storm damage.) [http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/foot+the+bill The Free… …
54boxhead — /boks hed /, n. Print. a heading, usually atthe top of a page, newspaper column, or column of figures, enclosed in a box formed by rules. [1905 10; BOX1 + HEAD] * * * …
55footing — /foot ing/, n. 1. the basis or foundation on which anything is established. 2. the act of one who moves on foot, as in walking or dancing. 3. a secure and established position. 4. a place or support for the feet; surface to stand on; foothold. 5 …
56carried forward — c/f In book keeping, describing the total of a column of figures that is to be the first item in the corresponding column on the next page …
57carried forward — c f In book keeping, describing the total of a column of figures that is to be the first item in the corresponding column on the next page …
58foot — /fʊt / (say foot) noun (plural feet for defs 1 21, foots for def. 22) 1. (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves. 2. (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function. 3.… …
59footing — [foot′iŋ] n. [ME fotinge: see FOOT & ING] 1. Now Rare a moving on the feet; walking, dancing, etc. 2. a secure placing of the feet [to lose one s footing] 3. a) the condition of a surface with regard to its suitability, for walking, running, etc …
60head — [hed] n. [ME hede, heved < OE heafod, akin to Ger haupt (OHG houbit, Goth haubith) < IE base * kaput (orig. prob. cup shaped) > L caput: merged in Gmc with word akin to OHG hūba, a cap, crest (Ger haube) < IE base * keu , to bend,… …
