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Definition of Overreckoning
1. Noun. A calculation that results in an estimate that is too high.
Generic synonyms: Approximation, Estimate, Estimation, Idea
Derivative terms: Overestimate, Overestimate, Overrate
Definition of Overreckoning
1. Verb. (present participle of overreckon) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overreckoning
Literary usage of Overreckoning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society by American Antiquarian Society (1885)
"... overreckoning 11 8*. 18* costs of suit losse of time 6'. 2 dayes worke 4' viz'
15* so that the plt hath now no more than just 4* 4d for all his winters ..."
2. Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society by American Antiquarian Society (1885)
"... overreckoning I1 8". 18" costs of suit losse of time 6". 2 dayes worke 4s viz'
15" so that the plt hath now no more than just 4" 4d for all his winters ..."
3. The Works of the Right Reverend Joseph Hall by Joseph Hall, Philip Wynter (1863)
"The way leads to the end; the presumption of the way to the presumption of the
end; overweening and misprision of grace, to an overreckoning of an undue ..."
4. The Bible Hand-book: An Introduction to the Study of Sacred Scripture by Joseph Angus (1873)
"We therefore have corrected accurately the overreckoning of the Julian era, so
that from AD 30, to AD 1836, is, within a few hours, exactly 1806 years. ..."
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