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reckoning
noun
: the act of calculating the amount of something
: the time when your actions are judged as good or bad and you are rewarded or punished
: the act of judging something
Full Definition of RECKONING
1
: the act or an instance of reckoning: as a : account, bill b : computation c : calculation of a ship's position
2
: a settling of accounts <day of reckoning>
3
: a summing up
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First Known Use of RECKONING
14th century
Related to RECKONING
- Synonyms
- appraisal, appraisement, assessment, estimation, evaluation, estimate, valuation
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