reckoning noun
1 [noncount] : the act of calculating the amount of something
▪ I was more than $10 off in my reckoning. ▪ By my reckoning [=by my calculations], he should be in his 80s by now. 2 a [noncount] : the time when your actions are judged as good or bad and you are rewarded or punished
▪ When the day of reckoning comes, we will have to face some unpleasant truths.
b [count] : the act of judging something — usually singular ▪ In the final reckoning her earliest books are the best. 3 [noncount] Brit : the group of people or things that are considered likely to win or be successful
▪ 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.
▪ I was more than $10 off in my reckoning. ▪ By my reckoning [=by my calculations], he should be in his 80s by now.
▪ When the day of reckoning comes, we will have to face some unpleasant truths.
b [count] : the act of judging something — usually singular ▪ In the final reckoning her earliest books are the best.
▪ 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.
