reckoning
Americannoun
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count; computation; calculation.
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the settlement of accounts, as between two companies.
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a statement of an amount due; bill.
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an accounting, as for things received or done.
- Synonyms:
- retribution, judgment
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an appraisal or judgment.
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Navigation. dead reckoning.
noun
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the act of counting or calculating
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settlement of an account or bill
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a bill or account
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retribution for one's actions (esp in the phrase day of reckoning )
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nautical short for dead reckoning
Other Word Forms
- prereckoning noun
- self-reckoning adjective
Etymology
Origin of reckoning
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; reckon + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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But the solar industry now faces a reckoning from the loss of federal support, consumer reticence, and an increase in costs.
From Barron's
But the solar industry now faces a reckoning from the loss of federal support, consumer reticence, and an increase in costs.
From Barron's
For Major Puff, this was the hour of reckoning.
From Literature
"To my mind they too were complicit, just as complicit and I welcome the reckoning that is coming to them now."
From BBC
Banks like JPMorgan have been reckoning with the growing popularity of stablecoins, which threaten the traditional role that they have played in intermediating payments between customers around the world.
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