reckoning

noun

reck·​on·​ing ˈre-kə-niŋ 

ˈrek-niŋ

1

: the act or an instance of reckoning: such as

a

: account, bill

b

: computation

c

: calculation of a ship's position

2

: a settling of accounts

day of reckoning

3

: a summing up

Synonyms

• appraisal
• appraisement
• assessment
• estimate
• estimation
• evaluation
• valuation

Examples of reckoning in a Sentence

I was more than $10 off in my reckoning.

When the day of reckoning comes, we will have to face some unpleasant truths.

Our football team hardly comes into the reckoning.

Because of his injury, he is out of the reckoning.

The team is still in the reckoning.

Recent Examples on the Web

This was, like, the reckoning, the Harvey Weinstein reckoning that began it all. —Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025

Moreover, with its commitment to fiscal profligacy not looking to abate any time soon, the world would do well to abandon ship now before an inevitable reckoning comes due. —Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025

At the time, the racial reckoning that followed the 2014 police killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, had prompted institutions like Georgetown to confront the sins of their past, and word of the sale had started to gain attention. —Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025

Voiced brilliantly by Maya Hawke, the hyper-active, orange, and stringy Anxiety mounts a hostile takeover of Riley’s emotions and forces a reckoning about her Belief System and Sense of Self. —Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing reckoning

• by someone's reckoning
• dead reckoning
• hour of reckoning

Rhymes for reckoning

• beckoning

Kids Definition

reckoning

noun

reck·​on·​ing

1

: the act or an instance of calculating

2

: a settling of accounts

day of reckoning