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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • There is no evidence that this artificial reckoning according to the number of letters in the Hebrew alphabet was ever much more than a fanciful suggestion.

  • But the day of reckoning could not be postponed for ever; and when the estates met in 1765 it brought the Caps into power at last.

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Words Starting With

RREREC

Words Ending With

GNGING

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With R9 Letter Words Ending With G