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ˈoff-ˌreckoning
Usu. in pl.
[f. off- 3 + reckoning vbl. n. Cf. Du. afrekening, Ger. abrechnung deduction, settlement of accounts.]
A deduction; formerly, in the British army, the name of a special account between the government and the commanding officers of regiments in reference to the clothing, etc., of the men.
1687Royal Order 27 Nov. in Lond. Gaz. No. 2299/1 Each Soldier to which the Off-Reckonings or Residue of their Pay hath not formerly been liable. Ibid., The said Off-Reckonings to be employed by the Colonel of each respective Regiment, for the Cloathing and Poundage. 1713Off Notice ibid. No. 5126/10 South-Sea Stock is issued to answer the Off-reckonings of the six Marine Regiments. 1752Chesterfield Lett. (1792) III. cclxxxviii. 320 What we call the off-reckonings, that is deductions from the men's pay. 1816James Milit. Dict., Off-Reckonings, a specific account, so called, which exists between Government and the Colonels of British Regiments, for the Clothing of the men. This Account is divided into two parts, viz. gross off-reckonings and net off-reckonings. 1845Stocqueler Handbk. Brit. India (1854) 47 The Commander-in-Chief [receives] 10,000l., and very often the off-reckonings of a regiment of which he may be the colonel. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Off-reckoning, a proportion of the full pay of troops retained from them, in special cases, until the period of final settlement, to cover various expected charges (for ship-rations and the like). |