reckoning
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
reckoning
/ˈrɛkənɪŋ/
noun
reckoning
/ˈrɛkənɪŋ/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of RECKONING
1
[noncount]
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the act of calculating the amount of something
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I was more than $10 off in my reckoning.
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By my reckoning [=by my calculations], he should be in his 80s by now.
2
a
[noncount]
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the time when your actions are judged as good or bad and you are rewarded or punished
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When the day of reckoning comes, we will have to face some unpleasant truths.
b
[count]
:
the act of judging something
— usually singular
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In the final reckoning her earliest books are the best.
3
[noncount]
British
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the group of people or things that are considered likely to win or be successful
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Our football team hardly comes into the reckoning.
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Because of his injury, he is out of the reckoning.
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The team is still in the reckoning.
