1. reckoning - Noun
2. reckoning - Verb
of Reckon
The act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the result of reckoning or counting; calculation.
An account of time
Adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of obligations, liabilities, etc.
The charge or account made by a host at an inn.
Esteem; account; estimation.
The calculation of a ship's position, either from astronomical observations, or from the record of the courses steered and distances sailed as shown by compass and log, -- in the latter case called dead reckoning (see under Dead); -- also used for dead reckoning in contradistinction to observation.
The position of a ship as determined by calculation.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAnd above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning. Isaac Asimov
If I knew that it was possible to save all the children of Germany by transporting them to England, and only half by transferring them to the Land of Israel, I would choose the latter, for before us lies not only the numbers of these children but the historical reckoning of the people of Israel. David Ben-Gurion
There are black zones of shadow close to our daily paths, and now and then some evil soul breaks a passage through. When that happens, the man who knows must strike before reckoning the consequences. H. P. Lovecraft
The wolf is always left out of the reckoning. Italian Proverb
Fear the reckoning of those you have wronged. Norse Proverb
Let him that pays the reckoning choose the lodging. English Proverb