Definitions for reckoning
ˈrɛk ə nɪŋreck·on·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. calculation, computation, figuring, reckoningnoun

   problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

2. reckoning, tallynoun

   a bill for an amount due

3. count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tallynoun

   the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

   "the counting continued for several hours"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. reckoningnoun

   The action of calculating or estimating something.

   By that reckoning, it would take six weeks to go five miles.

2. reckoningnoun

   The bill (UK) or check (US), especially at an inn or tavern.

3. reckoningnoun

   An opinion or judgement.

4. reckoningnoun

   The working out of consequences or retribution for one's actions.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reckoningnoun

   Etymology: from reckon.

   1. Computation; calculation.2. Account of time.

   Can’st thou their reck’nings keep? the time compute?
   When their swoln bellies shall enlarge their fruit. George Sandys.

   3. Accounts of debtor and creditor.

   They that know how their own reck’ning goes,
   Account not what they have, but what they lose. Daniel.

   It is with a man and his conscience, as with one man and another; even reckoning makes lasting friends; and the way to make reckonings even, is to make them often. South.

   4. Money charged by an host.

   His industry is up stairs and down; his eloquence the parcel of a reckoning. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   When a man’s verses cannot be understood, it strikes a man more dead than a great reckoning in a little room. William Shakespeare.

   A coin would have a nobler use than to pay a reckoning. Add.

   5. Account taken.

   There was no reckoning made with them of the money delivered into their hand. 2 Kings.

   6. Esteem; account; estimation.

   Beauty, though in as great excellency in yourself as in any, yet you make no further reckoning of it, than of an outward fading benefit nature bestowed. Philip Sidney.

   Were they all of as great account as the best among them, with us notwithstanding they ought not to be of such reckoning, that their opinion should cause the laws of the church to give place. Richard Hooker, Preface.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reckoning

   of Reckon

2. Reckoningnoun

   the act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the result of reckoning or counting; calculation

3. Reckoningnoun

   an account of time

4. Reckoningnoun

   adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of obligations, liabilities, etc

5. Reckoningnoun

   the charge or account made by a host at an inn

6. Reckoningnoun

   esteem; account; estimation

7. Reckoningnoun

   the calculation of a ship's position, either from astronomical observations, or from the record of the courses steered and distances sailed as shown by compass and log, -- in the latter case called dead reckoning (see under Dead); -- also used for dead reckoning in contradistinction to observation

8. Reckoningnoun

   the position of a ship as determined by calculation

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reckoning

   Reckoning is the second album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in 1984 by I.R.S. Records. Produced by Mitch Easter and Don Dixon, the album was recorded at Reflection Sound Studio in Charlotte, North Carolina over 16 days in December 1983 and January 1984. Dixon and Easter intended to capture the sound of R.E.M.'s live performances, and used binaural recording on several tracks. Singer Michael Stipe dealt with darker subject matter in his lyrics, and water imagery is a recurring theme on the record. Released to critical acclaim, Reckoning reached number 27 in the United States—where it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1991—and peaked at number 91 in the United Kingdom.

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How to pronounce reckoning?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say reckoning in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reckoning in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reckoning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of reckoning in a Sentence

1. Cormac McCarthy:

   The truth about the world, he said, is that anything is possible. Had you not seen it all from birth and thereby bled it of its strangeness it would appear to you for what it is, a hat trick in a medicine show, a fevered dream, a trance bepopulate with chimeras having neither analogue nor precedent, an itinerant carnival, a migratory tentshow whose ultimate destination after many a pitch in many a mudded field is unspeakable and calamitous beyond reckoning.

2. Tessa Thompson:

   Lena was not anywhere present in our group during the countless hours of work for the last two months. We hosted an open house for actresses for red carpet messaging and Lena presence was a surprise to us all, this is a time of reckoning. And for many, a re-education. So many women also have real work to do. I’m afraid it’s too nuanced a conversation to have on this platform. But I hear you, and know that your thoughts and words are not lost on me. It’s been discussed.

3. James Athey:

   Markets in general are still trying to find their feet, equities, of course, continue to shrug off or ignore anything that might be considered remotely negative as they continue their merry and complacent dance towards an inevitable reckoning.

4. Sam Liccardo:

   I want to thank all those who work for justice today, to ensure this is not merely a reckoning of things past but a change in our orientation to each other and this community in years to come.

5. Ed Markey:

   The day of reckoning in the Senate on net neutrality is coming, and Republicans are on notice.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=reckoning
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reckoning
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=reckoning
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reckoning
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=reckoning