ring up
verb
rang up; rung up; ringing up; rings up
1
: to total and record especially by means of a cash register
ring up a sale
2
: achieve
rang up many social triumphs
Synonyms
Examples of ring up in a Sentence
our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match
touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term
Recent Examples on the Web
In the tri-county area last year, Hyde Park rang up $86.7 million in sales and took 1.41 percent of the market share, according to the Shelby Report, a grocery trade publication.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Call Your Insurance As soon as things have settled down a bit, make sure to ring up your insurance company.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
So fed up was manager Bob Melvin that he was ejected arguing balls and strikes after Jorge Soler was rung up to end the seventh inning, spoiling another scoring opportunity.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
Shoppers can also use a touchscreen to ring up merchandise, such as produce, that lacks bar codes.
—Matt Day, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Senate Bill 146 allows 18-year-olds to ring up purchases of alcohol and serve those beverages at hotels and restaurants.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2024
And lawyers have rung up millions more in expenses after the settlement was approved.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 8 Mar. 2024
All of that is done in between giving vaccines, ringing up and counseling customers and answering questions about over-the-counter medications.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
The video site rang up $9.2 billion of ad revenue in Q4, up from $7.96 billion in the year ago period.
—Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2024
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Call Your Insurance As soon as things have settled down a bit, make sure to ring up your insurance company.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
So fed up was manager Bob Melvin that he was ejected arguing balls and strikes after Jorge Soler was rung up to end the seventh inning, spoiling another scoring opportunity.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
Shoppers can also use a touchscreen to ring up merchandise, such as produce, that lacks bar codes.
—Matt Day, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Senate Bill 146 allows 18-year-olds to ring up purchases of alcohol and serve those beverages at hotels and restaurants.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2024
And lawyers have rung up millions more in expenses after the settlement was approved.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 8 Mar. 2024
All of that is done in between giving vaccines, ringing up and counseling customers and answering questions about over-the-counter medications.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
The video site rang up $9.2 billion of ad revenue in Q4, up from $7.96 billion in the year ago period.
—Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Ring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20up. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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