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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.
5.
EXPANDan appraisal or judgment.
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Reckoning
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Example Sentences
- Thus tuition discounting is, at best, a holding strategy that temporarily defers the day of reckoning.
- Germany is not the only country that needs to do some reckoning when it comes to the treatment of minorities.
- Our day of reckoning will ultimately follow, however.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
2.
to esteem or consider; regard as: to be reckoned an authority in the field.
3.
Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. to think or suppose.
verb (used without object)
Verb phrase4.
to count; make a computation or calculation.
5.
to settle accounts, as with a person (often followed by up).
6.
to count, depend, or rely, as in expectation (often followed by on).
7.
Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. to think or suppose.
8.
reckon with,
a.
to include in consideration or planning; anticipate: He hadn't reckoned with so many obstacles.
b.
to deal with: I have to reckon with many problems every day.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English rekenen, Old English gerecenian (attested once) to report, pay; cognate with German rechnen to compute
before 1000; Middle English rekenen, Old English gerecenian (attested once) to report, pay; cognate with German rechnen to compute
Related forms
reck·on·a·ble, adjective
out·reck·on, verb (used with object)
pre·reck·on, verb (used with object)
un·der·reck·on, verb (used with object)
un·reck·on, verb (used with object)
EXPANDSynonyms
1. enumerate. 2. account, deem, estimate, judge.
1. enumerate. 2. account, deem, estimate, judge.
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| reckoning (ˈrɛkənɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
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Word Origin & History
reckon
O.E. gerecenian "to recount, relate," from W.Gmc. *(ga)rekenojanan (cf. O.Fris. rekenia, M.L.G. rekenen, O.H.G. rehhanon, Ger. rechnen, Goth. rahnjan "to count, reckon"), from P.Gmc. *rakinaz "ready, straightforward," from PIE *reg- "to move in a straight line." I reckon, used parenthetically, is now
EXPANDdialectal (Southern U.S.), but dates from c.1600 and formerly was in literary use (Richardson, etc.). Related: Reckoning (c.1300).
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