ready reckoner

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noun

reckoner (def. 2).

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Origin of ready reckoner

First recorded in 1750–60

Words nearby ready reckoner

read/write head, ready, readymade, ready-mix, ready money, ready reckoner, ready room, ready-to-wear, ready, willing, and able, ready-witted, reaffirm

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How to use ready reckoner in a sentence

Yves Albarello, MP of Seine-et-Marne, said the gunmen told police they were ready to “die as martyrs.”
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The U.S. military just unveiled a new effort to get Iraqis ready to battle ISIS.
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If he did, it could be a sign that our politicians are ready to resume genuine policy-making across party lines.
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This is a provocative subject that is ready-made for the classroom.
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If there is actually a war on Christmas, famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson seems ready to lead the fight.
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It secures in many cases, at least, a ready compliance with a large part of the discipline enforced.
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Later on, I believe, a child is wont to have his favourite colour, and to be ready to defend it against the preferences of others.
Children's Ways|James Sully
The camp grew still, except for the rough and ready cook pottering about the fire, boiling buffalo-meat and mixing biscuit-dough.
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Let your orders for preparation go round tonight, so that your knaves may be ready to set out betimes to-morrow.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
He was mounted on a spirited horse and his manner showed he was ready for any kind of an adventure, no matter where it might lead.
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British Dictionary definitions for ready reckoner

ready reckoner

noun

a table of numbers used to facilitate simple calculations, esp one for applying rates of discount, interest, charging, etc, to different sums

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