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- Dictionaryreck·on·ing/ˈrek(ə)niNG/
noun
- 1. the action or process of calculating or estimating something: "last year was not, by any reckoning, a particularly good one" Similar
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The meaning of RECKONING is the act or an instance of reckoning. How to use reckoning in a sentence.
uk / ˈrek. ə n.ɪŋ / us / ˈrek. ə n.ɪŋ / Add to word list. a calculation that you make: By my reckoning, we should arrive in ten minutes. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Calculations & calculating. algebraically. algorithmic. amount. calculate. integration. interpolation. inverse function. linear equation. mathematical. matrix.
1. the act of counting or calculating. 2. (Commerce) settlement of an account or bill. 3. (Commerce) a bill or account. 4. retribution for one's actions (esp in the phrase day of reckoning) 5. (Navigation) nautical short for dead reckoning.
noun. count; computation; calculation. the settlement of accounts, as between two companies. a statement of an amount due; bill. an accounting, as for things received or done. Synonyms: retribution, judgment. an appraisal or judgment. Navigation. dead reckoning. day of reckoning.
Someone's reckoning is a calculation they make about something, especially a calculation that is not very exact.
The act of counting or tallying can be called a reckoning, and so can a person's opinion on something. You could describe an ancient astronomer's reckoning that the Earth was at the center of the universe or your own reckoning that guests should never stay more than three days.
1. a. : count. reckon the days till Christmas. b. : estimate, compute. reckon the height of a building. c. : to determine by reference to a fixed basis. the existence of the U.S. is reckoned from the Declaration of Independence. 2. : to regard or think of as : consider. 3. chiefly dialectal: think, suppose.
[countable, usually singular, uncountable] a time when somebody’s actions will be judged to be right or wrong and they may be punished. In the final reckoning truth is rewarded. Officials concerned with environmental policy predict that a day of reckoning will come. Then the time of reckoning came—was it all going to work? Idioms.
noun. The act of one who reckons; count or computation. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A bill; account. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A measuring of possibilities for the future; calculated guess. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The settlement of an account. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
reck•on /ˈrɛkən/ v. to count, compute, or calculate:[ ~ + object] to reckon profits. look upon (someone or something) as: [ ~ + object (+ as) + object] reckoned her (as) an outstanding expert. [ ~ + object + among + object] She is reckoned among the most important experts of that field.
