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reckoning

[rek-uh-ning]

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noun

count; computation; calculation.
the settlement of accounts, as between two companies.
a statement of an amount due; bill.
an accounting, as for things received or done.
Synonyms: ,
an appraisal or judgment.
Navigation.��dead reckoning.
day of reckoning.

reckoning

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noun

the act of counting or calculating
settlement of an account or bill
a bill or account
retribution for one's actions (esp in the phrase day of reckoning )
nautical short for dead reckoning

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Other Word Forms

prereckoning noun
self-reckoning adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of reckoning¹

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

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“Some feel it reopens wounds without adding new understanding, while others see it as an essential reckoning.”

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By his reckoning, suicide and marriage rates will rise.

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But if his criticism derails the current efforts to pass the bill in Congress, he could speed up that day of financial reckoning.

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“This is part of a reckoning that is long overdue,” Viola said.

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The company took a $6-billion write-down on its cable television networks business, in yet another sign that Hollywood is reckoning with the ongoing deterioration of the traditional television business.

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