reckoning

American  

[rek-uh-ning] / ˈrɛk ə nɪŋ /

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.

   Synonyms:

   retribution, judgment

5. an appraisal or judgment.

6. Navigation. dead reckoning.

7. day of reckoning.

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reckoning British  

/ ˈrɛkənɪŋ /

noun

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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Other Word Forms

• prereckoning noun
• self-reckoning adjective

Etymology

Origin of reckoning

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; reckon + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The current backlash against globalization is often framed as a Western reckoning with China.

From Barron's

Now the reckoning has narrowed to a single constituency.

From Barron's

A reckoning does appear to be coming on fees for more routine work.

From The Wall Street Journal

Specifically, how he hoped to get more of us to eat them — really eat them — in his cookbook “The Choi of Cooking,” which grew out of his own reckoning with health.

From Salon

That, in his reckoning, adds to his power and, after he’s dominated world politics for almost a decade, one must concede that he has a point.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• calculation
• estimation