foot up
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Definition
- Verb:
- To add a column of numbers: The verb "foot up" means to calculate the total sum of a vertical list of numbers, typically in an accounting or bookkeeping context. It refers to the final step of adding figures to find a column's bottom-line total.
Usage
- The core meaning of "foot up" is specifically to sum a column. It is a transitive verb, requiring a direct object (the column or figures being totaled).
- It is often used in financial, accounting, or data review contexts. The past tense and past participle are "footed up."
- Example:
Examples
- Verb:
- The accountant will foot up the ledger columns at the end of the month.
- I footed up the receipts, and the total came to $350.
- Before finalizing the report, ensure all the figures are footed up correctly.
Advanced Usage
- "to foot up to [an amount]": This phrase is used to state the resulting total after the calculation.
- The monthly expenditures foot up to just under our budget.
- When we footed everything up, it came to a surprising figure.
Variants and Related Words
- Footing (n): The process of adding up a column of numbers; the sum or total itself.
- The footing of the balance sheet must be verified.
- Cross-foot (v): To add totals across rows in a table to check for consistency with column totals.
- After you foot up the columns, cross-foot the rows to ensure accuracy.
Synonyms
- Total (v): To amount to; to add up.
- Sum (v): To find the total of.
- Add up (v): To calculate the sum of.
Phrasal Verbs
- Foot up is itself a phrasal verb with the specific meaning defined above. It does not commonly separate (e.g., "foot the column up" is less standard than "foot up the column").
Related Idioms
- "The bottom line": While not directly using "foot up," this idiom relates to the final total or net result, which is what "footing up" a column reveals.
- After footing up all the costs, the bottom line is that we made a profit.
Verb
- add a column of numbers