reckoning (redirected from reckonings)

reck·on·ing  (rk-nng)

n.

1. The act of counting or computing.

2. An itemized bill or statement of a sum due.

3. A settlement of accounts: a day of reckoning.

4.

a. The act or process of calculating the position of a ship or an aircraft.

b. The position so calculated.

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reckoning

Noun

1. counting or calculating: by his reckoning, he owed him money

2. retribution for one's actions: the moment of reckoning came

3. settlement of an account or bill

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reckoning - problem solving that involves numbers or quantities figuring, calculation, computation problem solving - the thought processes involved in solving a problem extrapolation - (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values interpolation - (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known conversion - a change in the units or form of an expression: "conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade" approximation, estimate, estimation, idea - an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" derivative, derived function, differential, differential coefficient, first derivative - the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx integral - the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x)
	2.	reckoning - a bill for an amount due tally invoice, bill, account - an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe"
	3.	reckoning - the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours" counting, enumeration, numeration, count, tally investigating, investigation - the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically blood count - the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample census, nose count, nosecount - a periodic count of the population countdown - counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle) miscount - an inaccurate count poll - the counting of votes (as in an election) recount - an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election sperm count - the act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate

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reckoning

noun 1. count, working, estimate, calculation, adding, counting, addition, computation, summation

noun 2. day of retribution, doom, judgment day, last judgment

Translations

reckoning [ˈrɛkənɪŋ] n (= calculation) → cálculo

reckoning [ˈrɛknɪŋ] n → compte m, calcul m; estimation f;

the day of reckoning → le jour du Jugement

reckoning [ˈrɛknɪŋ] reckon n (calculation) → Berechnung f;

the day of reckoning reckon → der Tag der Abrechnung

reckoning [ˈrɛknɪŋ] n → conto; stima;

the day of reckoning → il giorno del giudizio