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
Recent Examples on the Web Miuccia Prada, for her part, rang up two entries: for Miu Miu, down a couple of spots, and Prada, up a notch and coming in at number two. Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024 Jack rings up Babe once more, hoping to convince her to grant him absolution. Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2024 That may sound crazy, if not improbable, given that global cigarette sales rang up $22.3 billion for the company in 2023. Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 In some cases, self-checkout backfired for chains because self-checkout leads to higher merchandise losses from customer errors and more intentional shoplifting than when human cashiers are ringing up customers. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ring up 

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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 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

ring up

verb
: to add up and record on a cash register
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