reckoning

The definition of a reckoning is an opinion, or the act of forming a judgment, or the settlement of an account.

(noun)

  1. An example of reckoning is figuring out how many crops to grow based on last year's production.
  2. An example of reckoning is the belief by Christians in a final judgement day; a day of reckoning.

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See reckoning in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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
  3. Naut., Rare dead reckoning

See reckoning in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  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.

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