Meaning & use
reckoning
The settling of accounts, or a time when past actions are judged and their consequences faced.
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A day of reckoning finally came when the fraud was exposed to shareholders.
By my reckoning, we should reach the summit before noon.
A note on using this word
"Reckoning" often implies an overdue confrontation with consequences, as in the phrase "day of reckoning."
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