Meaning of reckon out | Babel Free
Definitions
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To figure out; determine by calculation, computation, or logic; make out transitive
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To count out transitive
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.