reckoning
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reckoning
- /ˈɹɛkənɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈɹɛkn̩ɪŋ/ UK
Where it comes from
Gerund of the verb reckon, from reckon + -ing. Compare Dutch rekening, German Rechnung.
verb
- present participle and gerund of reckon
noun reckonings
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The action of calculating or estimating something.
By that reckoning, it would take six weeks to go five miles.
Similar: calculation
- An opinion or judgement. day of reckoning
- A summing up or appraisal. My mother's father was a small-town school teacher, an occupation with somewhat more status (teachers are petit bourgeois by the standard reckoning) which nevertheless provided little more income than on my father's side.
- The settlement of accounts, as between parties.
- The working out of consequences or retribution for one's actions.
- The bill (UK) or check (US), especially at an inn or tavern.
- Rank or status.
Similar: computation
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: count, counting, enumeration, numeration, figuring, computation, calculation, tally, estimate, criterion, trial, knowledge, recognition, judgment, billing, accounting
noun
Similar: computation
Translations
Every language
noun the action of calculating or estimating something
| 中文 | 算帐 suànzhàng |
|---|---|
| Français | calcul, estime |
| Deutsch | Berechnung |
| Italiano | stima |
| Русский | расчёт rasčót, подсчёт podsčót, вычисле́ние vyčislénije, счёт sčot |
noun an opinion or judgement
| Deutsch | Abrechnung |
|---|---|
| Русский | мне́ние mnénije, сужде́ние suždénije |
noun the working out of consequences or retribution for one's actions
| Español | finiquito |
|---|---|
| Français | règlement de comptes |
| Deutsch | Fazit, Resümee |
| Русский | распла́та raspláta |
Talk about this word "reckoning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/reckoning. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. reckoning. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/reckoning "reckoning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/reckoning.Cite this
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