noun
reckoning
REH-kuh-nihng
noun
1
The act of calculating or working something out.
"By her reckoning, they were still two days from port."
2
A time when past actions are judged and their consequences finally have to be faced.
"The scandal finally caught up with him — a day of reckoning had arrived."
3
A bill for food or drink, especially at an inn or tavern (chiefly British).
"The innkeeper presented them with the reckoning at the end of the night."
How to Use Reckoning
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA calculation, an estimate, or — in its more dramatic sense — the moment consequences finally arrive.
Common pairings
day of reckoning
by my reckoning
a reckoning is coming
Word Forms
reckonings plural
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Etymology
Formed from the verb "reckon" plus "-ing."