1 C1 neutral
To add up figures in a column to find the total amount.
"The accountant footed up the column of expenses at the end of the week."
separable
foot up
C1 neutral separable transitive
To calculate and write the total of a column of numbers; to add up a bill or account.
In plain English
Add up a list of numbers to find the total.
What does "foot up" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To put the sum at the foot (bottom) of a column of figures.
Actually means
Add up a list of numbers to find the total.
Usage tip
Old-fashioned accounting and bookkeeping term. Derived from writing the total at the foot (bottom) of a column. Rarely used in modern English — 'add up' or 'total up' are preferred.
Words that pair with "foot up"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
bill account column expenses figures total
How to conjugate "foot up"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
foot up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
foots up
he/she/it
Past simple
footed up
yesterday
Past participle
footed up
have + pp
-ing form
footing up
continuous
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