ready reckoner

noun

1. reckoner ( def 2 ).

ready reckoner

noun

1. a table of numbers used to facilitate simple calculations, esp one for applying rates of discount, interest, charging, etc, to different sums

Word History and Origins

Origin of ready reckoner¹

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

William Sutcliffe on his return said that Sammy's three notes were pinned in a ready reckoner.

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Having been pinned in the ready reckoner, it would show the marks of pin-holes.

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True, all turns on your Ready-Reckoner being moderately correct,—being not insupportably incorrect!

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We are to judge of every individual case as it arises, apparently without any social summary or moral ready-reckoner at all.

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The French word barme or barrme, a ready-reckoner, is derived from his name.

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