reckoning

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈrɛkənɪŋ/ UK /ˈrɛkənɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the action of calculating, or a settling of accounts or consequences

By my reckoning, we still have two hours of daylight left.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the action of calculating,... calculation computation tally settlement judgment accounting

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Related forms reckon reckoner

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After the feast comes the reckoning

Etymology

From reckon + -ing; reckon from Old English gerecenian ('to recount, explain, calculate'), of Germanic origin, related to Dutch rekenen and German rechnen.

gerecenian Old English

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# reckoning

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈrɛkənɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈrɛkənɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. the action of calculating, or a settling of accounts or consequences

## Examples
- By my reckoning, we still have two hours of daylight left.

## Synonyms
- calculation
- computation
- tally
- settlement
- judgment
- accounting

## Related Forms
- reckon
- reckoner

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: gerecenian

## Etymology
From reckon + -ing; reckon from Old English gerecenian ('to recount, explain, calculate'), of Germanic origin, related to Dutch rekenen and German rechnen.

## AI Etymology
Reckoning comes from reckon + -ing; reckon from Old English gerecenian ('to recount, explain, calculate'), of Germanic origin, related to Dutch rekenen and German rechnen. The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As a noun, it denotes "the action of calculating, or a settling of accounts or consequences", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Old English gerecenian. Related words include reckon, reckoner.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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