/rek"euh ning/ , n.
1. count; computation; calculation.
2. the settlement of accounts, as between two companies.
3. a statement of an amount due; bill.
4. an accounting, as for things received or done.
5. an appraisal or judgment.
6. Navig. See dead reckoning .
7. See day of reckoning .
[ 1250-1300; ME; see RECKON, -ING 1 ]
Syn. 4. judgment, retribution.