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noun
- 1. the action or process of calculating or estimating something: "the sixth, or by another reckoning eleventh, Earl of Mar" Similar
- 2. the avenging or punishing of past mistakes or misdeeds: "the fear of being brought to reckoning" Similar
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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.
The meaning of RECKONING is the act or an instance of reckoning. How to use reckoning in a sentence.
Someone's reckoning is a calculation they make about something, especially a calculation that is not very exact.
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.
Definition of reckoning noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
noun [ C or U ] us / ˈrek. ə n.ɪŋ / uk / 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. guesstimate. integration. interpolation. inverse function. linear equation.
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.
The act or process of calculating the position of a ship or an aircraft. American Heritage. More Noun Definitions (4) Synonyms: numeration. counting. enumeration. count. tally. computation. figuring. calculation. summation.
reckoning. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English reck‧on‧ing /ˈrekənɪŋ/ noun 1 [ uncountable] calculation that is based on a careful guess rather than on exact knowledge by somebody’s reckoning By my reckoning, we have 12,000 clients. 2 [ countable usually singular, uncountable] a time when you are judged or punished for ...
