reckon out
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To figure out a number or answer by doing the maths or thinking it through.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To calculate or work out a number, total, or answer by going through a process.
"He reckoned out the total cost of the repairs on the back of an envelope."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Somewhat old-fashioned or dialectal. More commonly replaced by 'work out' or 'figure out' in modern English. Found in older literary texts and some regional British and American dialects.
Commonly used with
cost total sum answer share bill
Forms
Base
reckon out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
reckons out
he/she/it
Past simple
reckoned out
yesterday
Past participle
reckoned out
have + pp
-ing form
reckoning out
continuous
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