OVERRECKONING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overreckoning mean? 

• OVERRECKONING (noun)
  The noun OVERRECKONING has 1 sense:

1. a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high

  Familiarity information: OVERRECKONING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OVERRECKONING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A calculation that results in an estimate that is too high

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

overestimate; overestimation; overrating; overreckoning

Hypernyms ("overreckoning" is a kind of...):

approximation; estimate; estimation; idea (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth)