reckoning

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
reckoning/ˈrekənɪŋ/

▶noun

• 1 the action of calculating.

• 2 an opinion or judgement.

• 3 archaic a bill or account, or its settlement.

• 4 an instance of working out consequences or retribution for one's actions: a terrible reckoning.

– phrases
into (or out of) the reckoning into or out of contention for selection or success.