reckoning

Meaning

Noun

• The action of calculating or estimating something.
• An opinion or judgement.
• A summing up or appraisal.
• The settlement of accounts, as between parties.
• The working out of consequences or retribution for one's actions.
• The bill (UK) or check (US), especially at an inn or tavern.
• Rank or status.

Origin

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