verb

reckon

REK-un/ˈrekən/

To calculate or estimate a value.

We reckon the total cost at about five hundred dollars.

A young man calculates a total by counting coins arranged in small groups and entering the amounts on a calculator.

Etymology

reckonOld Englishto explain, recount, arrange in order

Old English gerecenian connected recounting with arranging things in order. English reckon came to cover counting and calculation, then taking something into account and holding an opinion—the sense preserved in ‘I reckon.’

In context

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- And is that enough of a clue for you to be able to say, I reckon there was a Saxon house

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More examples

The surveyor reckoned the distance to be three miles.
Travel time is reckoned from the moment the bus leaves.
Are you reckoning the price before or after tax?

Forms

reckon · reckons · reckoned · reckoning

reckoning noun — A calculation or estimate of an amount.

Similar words

calculate: Emphasizes finding an amount through arithmetic rather than approximation.
estimate: Emphasizes an approximate amount rather than an exact calculation.
count: Finds a total by numbering individual items one by one.