reck·on·ing
(rĕḱə-nĭng)
noun
- The act of counting or computing.
- An itemized bill or statement of a sum due.
- A settlement of accounts: a day of reckoning.
- The act or process of calculating the position of a ship or an aircraft.
- The position so calculated.
reck·on
(rĕḱən)
[Middle English reknen, from Old English gerecenian, to recount, arrange.]
verb: -oned, -on·ing, -ons.
transitive verb
- To count or compute: reckon the cost. See synonyms at calculate
- To consider as being; regard as. See synonyms at consider
- Informal To think or assume.
intransitive verb
- To make a calculation; figure.
- To rely with confident expectancy. See synonyms at rely
- Informal To think or assume.
phrasal verbs
- reckon with
- To take into account or deal with: a man to be reckoned with.
- reckon without
- To fail to consider or deal with; ignore.
