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Added 9 October 2026

reckoning

/ˈɹɛkənɪŋ/ verb

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present participle and gerund of reckon

noun

The action of calculating or estimating something.
By that reckoning, it would take six weeks to go five miles.
An opinion or judgement.
day of reckoning
A summing up or appraisal.

Origin

Gerund of the verb reckon, from reckon + -ing. Compare Dutch rekening, German Rechnung.

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