Reckoning Definition

rĕkə-nĭng
noun
The act of one who reckons; count or computation.
Webster's New World
A bill; account.
Webster's New World
A measuring of possibilities for the future; calculated guess.
Webster's New World
The settlement of an account.
Webster's New World
The act or process of calculating the position of a ship or an aircraft.
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verb

Present participle of reckon.

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Other Word Forms of Reckoning

Noun

Singular:
reckoning
Plural:
reckonings

Origin of Reckoning

  • reckon +"Ž -ing. Compare Dutch rekening, German Rechnung.

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Reckoning Sentence Examples

  • Pierre walked along, looking from side to side, counting his steps in threes, and reckoning them off on his fingers.

  • Their reckoning shows the same peculiarity.

  • But that scribes could make mistakes in their reckoning is definitely proved by the discovery at Shergat of two totally conflicting accounts of the age and history of the great temple of Assur.

  • He engraved about fifty plates, according to the usual reckoning; some thirty of them are mostly accounted indisputable - often large, full of figures, and highly studied.

  • On the works of men here below a strict reckoning will be held in heaven (according to later representations, by Rashnu, the genius of justice, and Mithra).

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Words Starting With

RREREC

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GNGING

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