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Synonyms for RECKONING: assessment, estimate, appraisal, estimation, evaluation, appraisement, examination, calculation; Antonyms of RECKONING: measuring, scaling, computing, calibrating, working out, questioning, doubting, suspecting.
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 of counting or tallying can be called a reckoning, and so can a person's opinion on something. You could describe an ancient astronomer's reckoning that the Earth was at the center of the universe or your own reckoning that guests should never stay more than three days.
Definition of reckoning noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 days ago · Someone's reckoning is a calculation they make about something, especially a calculation that is not very exact.
1. a. : count. reckon the days till Christmas. b. : estimate, compute. reckon the height of a building. c. : to determine by reference to a fixed basis. the existence of the U.S. is reckoned from the Declaration of Independence. 2. : to regard or think of as : consider. 3. chiefly dialectal : think, suppose.
Reckoning Sentence Examples. Their reckoning shows the same peculiarity. Pierre walked along, looking from side to side, counting his steps in threes, and reckoning them off on his fingers.
