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reckon

 
/ˈrek·ən/ v [T] (CALCULATE)

Definition

to calculate an amount based on facts or on your expectations: Do you reckon this watch has a little value? [+ that clause] Brusca reckons that the value of all goods and services produced declined last quarter. reckoning
 
/ˈrek·ə·nɪŋ/ n [U]
By my reckoning, we should get there in another hour or so.
(Definition of reckon v (CALCULATE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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