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reckoning definition

reck·on·ing (-iŋ)

noun

  1. the act of one who reckons; count or computation
  2. a measuring of possibilities for the future; calculated guess
    1. a bill; account
    2. the settlement of an account
    3. the settlement of rewards or penalties for any action day of reckoning
  4. Naut., Rare dead reckoning

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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