reckoning

  • 11reckoning — n. navigation 1) dead reckoning calculations 2) by smb. s reckoning (by my reckoning) * * * [ rekənɪŋ] [ navigation ] dead reckoning [ calculations ] by smb. s reckoning (by my reckoning) …

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  • 12reckoning — UK [ˈrekənɪŋ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms reckoning : singular reckoning plural reckonings a calculation or measurement By my reckoning, it ll cost forty five pounds a month. • in/out of the reckoning being/not being considered… …

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  • 13reckoning — [[t]re̱kənɪŋ[/t]] reckonings 1) N VAR: usu poss N Someone s reckoning is a calculation they make about something, especially a calculation that is not very exact. By my reckoning we were seven or eight kilometres from Borj Mechaab. 2) N COUNT:… …

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  • 14reckoning — noun 1 (U) calculation that is based on a careful guess rather than on exact knowledge: By my reckoning it must be 60 km from here to the coast. 2 (C) old use a bill: We paid our reckoning and left. 3 day of reckoning the time when the results of …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15reckoning — noun 1) by my reckoning, this comes to $2 million Syn: calculation, estimation, count, computation, working out, summation, addition 2) by her reckoning, the train was late Syn: opinion, view, judgment, evaluation …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 16reckoning — reck|on|ing [ rekənıŋ ] noun 1. ) count or uncount a calculation or measurement: By my reckoning, it ll cost forty five dollars a month. 2. ) count OLD FASHIONED a bill or something that is owed to someone day of reckoning a time when you are… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17reckoning — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act or an instance of reckoning: as a. account, bill b. computation c. calculation of a ship s position 2. a settling of accounts < day of reckoning > 3. a summing up …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 18reckoning — /rek euh ning/, n. 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. 5. an appraisal or judgment. 6. Navig. See&#8230; …

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  • 19reckoning — noun 1》 the action of calculating. 2》 an opinion or judgement. 3》 archaic a bill or account, or its settlement. 4》 an instance of working out consequences or retribution for one s actions: a terrible reckoning. Phrases into (or out of) the&#8230; …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 20reckoning — reck•on•ing [[t]ˈrɛk ə nɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) computation; calculation 2) the settlement of accounts 3) a statement of an amount due; bill 4) an accounting, as for things done: a day of reckoning[/ex] 5) an appraisal or judgment 6) navig. dead reckoning&#8230; …

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