reckoning

SayREK-uh-ning/ˈɹɛkənɪŋ/

Pluralreckonings

8 meanings of reckoning

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nouncountable or uncountable
The act of working out an amount by counting or estimating.
Like adding up numbers in your head to see how much something costs.
By my reckoning, we still have ten miles to go.
Her quick reckoning showed that the bill was wrong.
Similarcalculation, estimate, estimation, count, computation
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2
nouncountable
The time when someone faces the results or punishment for what they have done.
Like finally having to pay back something you borrowed long ago.
Sooner or later, a reckoning comes for those who cheat.
The company faced a reckoning after years of ignoring safety.
Similarretribution, comeuppance, judgment, accounting
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3
nounusually singular
What someone thinks or believes to be true about something.
Like giving your honest opinion when someone asks what you think.
In my reckoning, she is the best person for the job.
By his reckoning, the plan was far too risky.
Similaropinion, judgment, view, estimation, assessment
4
nouncountable
The act of settling up money owed between people.
Like splitting the cost of a meal and paying back what each person owes.
At the end of the month came the reckoning between the partners.
They put off the reckoning until all the bills had arrived.
Similarsettlement, accounting
5
nouncountable
An act of looking back and judging how something went overall.
Like adding up everything good and bad to see how it all turned out.
At year's end, the team did an honest reckoning of their work.
His memoir offers a clear reckoning of his early mistakes.
Similarassessment, appraisal, evaluation, accounting
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6
verb
Present participle of reckon. Use this form for the ongoing act of counting or supposing.
She was reckoning the total cost in her head.
Reckoning the days until vacation kept the children excited.
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Less common meanings

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nounarchaicusually singular
The bill for food and drink at an inn or tavern.
Like the check a waiter brings at the end of a meal.
The travelers paid their reckoning and left the inn at dawn.
He could not settle the reckoning, so the innkeeper kept his coat.
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8
nounarchaicuncountable
The rank or importance a person holds among others.
Like how important a person seems compared to everyone around them.
He was a man of high reckoning in the old court.
Her family held little reckoning among the village gentry.
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reckoning is a form of reckon

reckon, verb: To think or believe that something is probably true. Full entry

Forms: reckonreckons he/she/itreckoning -ing formreckoned past tense, past participle
Spelling: reckon → reckoning: add -ing

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Origin

This is the '-ing' form of the verb 'reckon'.