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- 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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noun [ C or U ] 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.
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. By my reckoning we were seven or eight miles from the campground. American English : reckoning / ˈrɛkənɪŋ /
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.
A reckoning is a calculation or number you estimate. You might say, "By my reckoning, there are now seventeen kids in the bouncy house, which might be a few too many." The act of counting or tallying can be called a reckoning, and so can a person's opinion on something.
1. The act of counting or computing. 2. An itemized bill or statement of a sum due. 3. A settlement of accounts: a day of reckoning. 4. a. The act or process of calculating the position of a ship or an aircraft. b. The position so calculated. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
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 meaning: 1 : the act of calculating the amount of something; 2 : the time when your actions are judged as good or bad and you are rewarded or punished.
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 your ...
