reckoning

[ rek-uh-ning ]

noun

1. count; computation; calculation.
2. the settlement of accounts, as between two companies.
3. a statement of an amount due; bill.
4. an accounting, as for things received or done.

   Synonyms: retribution, judgment

5. an appraisal or judgment.
6. Navigation. dead reckoning.
7. day of reckoning.

reckoning

/ ˈrɛkənɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of counting or calculating
2. settlement of an account or bill
3. a bill or account
4. retribution for one's actions (esp in the phrase day of reckoning )
5. nautical short for dead reckoning

Other Words From

• pre·reckon·ing noun
• self-reckon·ing adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of reckoning¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; reckon + -ing ¹

Related Words

• calculation
• estimation