reckonin'

Noun

reckoning (countable and uncountable, plural reckonings)

1. The action of calculating or estimating something.
   • By that reckoning, it would take six weeks to go five miles.

   Synonyms:

   calculation

2. An opinion or judgement.
   • day of reckoning
3. A summing up or appraisal.
   • My mother's father was a small-town school teacher, an occupation with somewhat more status (teachers are petit bourgeois by the standard reckoning) which nevertheless provided little more income than on my father's side.1984 February 4, David Morris, “Different Origins: Joto Güero del West Side”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 15
4. The settlement of accounts, as between parties.
5. The working out of consequences or retribution for one's actions.
6. (archaic) The bill (UK) or check (US), especially at an inn or tavern.

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