Definition of reckoning

• p. pr. & vb. n. - of Reckon
• n. - The act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the result of reckoning or counting; calculation.
• n. - An account of time
• n. - Adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of obligations, liabilities, etc.
• n. - The charge or account made by a host at an inn.
• n. - Esteem; account; estimation.
• n. - 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.
• n. - The position of a ship as determined by calculation.