What does reckoning mean?
Definitions for reckoning
ˈrɛk ə nɪŋreck·on·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
calculation, computation, figuring, reckoningnoun
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
reckoning, tallynoun
a bill for an amount due
count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tallynoun
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
"the counting continued for several hours"
Wiktionary
reckoningnoun
The action of calculating or estimating something.
By that reckoning, it would take six weeks to go five miles.
reckoningnoun
The bill (UK) or check (US), especially at an inn or tavern.
reckoningnoun
An opinion or judgement.
reckoningnoun
The working out of consequences or retribution for one's actions.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Reckoningnoun
Etymology: from reckon.
Can’st thou their reck’nings keep? the time compute?
When their swoln bellies shall enlarge their fruit. George Sandys.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.
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.
There was no reckoning made with them of the money delivered into their hand. 2 Kings.
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.
ChatGPT
reckoning
Reckoning generally refers to the act of calculating or estimating something, making a judgment or forming an opinion, often after a period of consideration. It can also mean the action of paying back or settling a debt or scores, or the avenging of past mistakes or misdeeds. In addition, reckoning refers to the navigation procedure of calculating one's current position.
Webster Dictionary
Reckoning
of Reckon
Reckoningnoun
the act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the result of reckoning or counting; calculation
Reckoningnoun
an account of time
Reckoningnoun
adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of obligations, liabilities, etc
Reckoningnoun
the charge or account made by a host at an inn
Reckoningnoun
esteem; account; estimation
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
Reckoningnoun
the position of a ship as determined by calculation
Wikidata
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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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of reckoning in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of reckoning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of reckoning in a Sentence
This seems unfortunately common, that Navy leadership throws stones at real or imagined faults in Chinese shipbuilding rather than reckoning with US failures over two decades to conceptualize, design and build ships for its own navy.
But Big Techs antitrust reckoning are acting as one today.
I believe in the wisdom and the good faith of the American people, let's let it unfold. He is going to meet his day of reckoning.
There's got to be a reckoning that we only have a few weeks left of peak gasoline demand, and then we hit a shoulder season.
I want to apologize for that, and not make up excuses, and not sit here today and give you a list of reasons why. This moment is a reckoning. It's a reckoning for America, it's a reckoning for New York City.
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- zúčtováníCzech
- Rechnen, AbrechnungGerman
- kalkuloEsperanto
- cálculoSpanish
- حسابPersian
- käsitys, tilinteko, laskelmointi, näkemysFinnish
- calculFrench
- cunntadhScottish Gaelic
- 計算Japanese
- afrekeningDutch
- oppgjøretsNorwegian
- rozliczeniePolish
- cômputoPortuguese
- подсчёт, распла́та, счёт, вычисле́ние, расчёт, сужде́ние, мне́ниеRussian
- obračunSerbo-Croatian
- கணக்கிடுதல்Tamil
- การคำนวณThai
- hesaplaşmaTurkish
- tính toánVietnamese
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