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- 1. the lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level: "foundations were being dug for a block of flats" Similar
- 2. an underlying basis or principle: "this idea is the foundation of all modern economics" Similar
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FOUNDATION definition: 1. an occasion when an organization, state, etc. is established: 2. an organization that has been…. Learn more.
1. : the act of founding. here since the foundation of the school. 2. : a basis (such as a tenet, principle, or axiom) upon which something stands or is supported. the foundations of geometry. the rumor is without foundation in fact. 3. a. : funds given for the permanent support of an institution : endowment. b.
Foundation definition: the basis or groundwork of anything. See examples of FOUNDATION used in a sentence.
foundation in British English. (faʊnˈdeɪʃən ) noun. 1. that on which something is founded; basis. 2. (often plural) a construction below the ground that distributes the load of a building, wall, etc. 3. the base on which something stands.
noun. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new. “the foundation of a new scientific society” synonyms: creation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination. see more. noun. lowest support of a structure.
an organization that has been created in order to provide money for a particular group of people in need of help or for a particular type of study: the American Foundation for the Blind. the Environmental Research Foundation. [ U ] UK. the first year of infant school, previously known as reception: a foundation class / teacher.
foundation. noun. /faʊnˈdeɪʃn/. /faʊnˈdeɪʃn/. Idioms. [countable, uncountable] a principle, an idea or a fact that something is based on and that it grows from. Respect and friendship provide a solid foundation for marriage. He laid the foundation of Japan's modern economy.
FOUNDATION meaning: 1 : a usually stone or concrete structure that supports a building from underneath; 2 : something (such as an idea, a principle, or a fact) that provides support for something.
foun·da·tion. (foun-dā′shən) n. 1. The act of founding, especially the establishment of an institution with provisions for future maintenance. 2. Architecture A wall or other structure, as of concrete or masonry, usually extending below ground level and forming the base upon which a building rests. 3.
the process of establishing an organization, state, or country: the foundation of a new state. foundation noun (ORGANIZATION) an organization that gives money for a particular purpose: the Mental Health Foundation. foundations [ plural ] mainly UK (US foundation [ C ])