ring up

verb

rang up; rung up; ringing up; rings up

transitive verb

1
: to total and record especially by means of a cash register
ring up a sale
2
: achieve
rang up many social triumphs

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
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Michael Kors Emilia Small Leather Crossbody Bag Michael Kors Emilia Small Leather Crossbody Bag Bag this crossbody for 86% off and ring up at under $60 at today's Cyber Monday sale. Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024 Numerous reports have attributed retailers' changes to theft, with customers ringing up items under ID codes for similar but less-expensive ones or simply failing to scan all the items in their carts. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024 Customers will now be required to use smartphone app Scan & Go to ring up their items, CNBC reports — an app that nearly a third already use. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Oct. 2024 Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Biden administration rang up a budget deficit topping $1.8 trillion in fiscal 2024, up more than 8% from the previous year and the third highest on record, the Treasury Department said Friday. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ring up 

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of ring up was in 1900

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“Ring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20up. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

ring up

verb
: to add up and record on a cash register
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