Meaning of reckon out | Babel Free
Definitions
- To figure out; determine by calculation, computation, or logic; make out
- To count out
Examples
“But suppose⟳, now, that we could reckon it out, that the inmost secret of it all lay⟳ as clear and plain to us as a rule-of-three sum, should we be any the happier?”
“'What is written on the paper?' 'Don't rightly know⟳, sir. I can reckon out my name⟳ and numbers of course, but I can't make⟳ out all that fancy clerkwriting. Or sometimes Portuguese carracks take⟳ them and the certificates say⟳ Bristol on them, I can make⟳ that out.'”
“Pahom does not understand⟳. “A day? What measure⟳ is that? How many acres would that be?” “How Much Land⟳ Does a Man Need⟳?”“We do not know⟳ how to reckon it out,” said the Chief.”
“Woe to those who act fraudulently, who exact their full measure⟳ when in receipt from others, yet give⟳ short measure⟳ when they reckon out or weigh⟳ out for others.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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