war footing

noun

: the condition of being prepared to undertake or maintain war

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This has Trump on something of a war footing with the Federal Reserve. William Pesek, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 Russia’s total, $462 billion, was also larger, despite its far smaller economy, having retooled its entire economy on a war footing since invading Ukraine three years ago. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025 Heavily sanctioned Russia, whose economy has been put on a war footing for the last couple of years, will also be relishing the possibility that sanctions could be lifted as part of a peace deal. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025 Russian planners may also have assumed that Ukraine’s forces would not be ready because the Ukrainian government did not move to a war footing until a few weeks before the invasion. Dara Massicot, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for war footing

Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of war footing was in 1800

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“War footing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20footing. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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