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

Wall Street uses a form of collective reckoning to value everything from stocks and bonds to gold and oil.

From Barron's

That view is at odds with recent fears of an AI reckoning within the workforce.

From MarketWatch

Gasoline and other energy items represent a fairly small portion of consumer spending—about 6%, by the Labor Department’s reckoning.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I don’t think this is purely a geopolitical story. I think the geopolitical moment is accelerating a reckoning that was already building.”

From MarketWatch

For Rosenzweig, World War I forced a reckoning with the habits of philosophy itself—above all, its tendency to smooth away individuals for the sake of idealism.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• calculation
• estimation