reckoning

noun

reck·​on·​ing ˈre-kə-niŋ 

ˈrek-niŋ

1

: the act or an instance of reckoning: such 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

Synonyms

• appraisal
• appraisement
• assessment
• estimate
• estimation
• evaluation
• valuation

Examples of reckoning in a Sentence

I was more than $10 off in my reckoning.

When the day of reckoning comes, we will have to face some unpleasant truths.

Our football team hardly comes into the reckoning.

Because of his injury, he is out of the reckoning.

The team is still in the reckoning.

Recent Examples on the Web

But their reckoning with difficult truths also points to a different way forward, one based on acceptance, love, and a capacity for change. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024

And there are stories, there are lessons, there are reckonings that have to come through us as vessels. —Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024

If this pilgrimage is meant to offer a comeuppance for these two overgrown Millennial boys, to relativize their own pain as small, this reckoning never arrives. —Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024

Amid the pandemic and the protests and the reckonings following George Floyd’s murder earlier that year, their timing was also challenging and personal. —Stacie Stukin, ARTnews.com, 31 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing reckoning

• by someone's reckoning
• dead reckoning
• hour of reckoning

Kids Definition

reckoning

noun

reck·​on·​ing

1

: the act or an instance of calculating

2

: a settling of accounts

day of reckoning