Definition of Reckoning
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(n.) The act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the result of reckoning or counting; calculation.
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(n.) An account of time
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(n.) Adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of obligations, liabilities, etc.
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(n.) The charge or account made by a host at an inn.
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(n.) Esteem; account; estimation.
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(n.) 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.
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(n.) The position of a ship as determined by calculation.
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(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reckon
Antonyms of Reckoning
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Homophones of Reckoning
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