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
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
Checking people’s carts, often immediately after a store employee has rung up the items in the cart, signifies a lack of trust.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The refrigerator in the Blue Mediterraneo Collection, available at Williams Sonoma, rings up at $5,500.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2024
Steve DeAngelo runs thriving medical marijuana dispensaries in Oakland and San Jose that ring up $44 million in annual transactions.
—Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
Affirm’s debit card’s 700,000 users rang up nearly $400 million in purchases in Q4 2023—30% of it in-store.
—Ron Shevlin, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
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
Checking people’s carts, often immediately after a store employee has rung up the items in the cart, signifies a lack of trust.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The refrigerator in the Blue Mediterraneo Collection, available at Williams Sonoma, rings up at $5,500.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2024
Steve DeAngelo runs thriving medical marijuana dispensaries in Oakland and San Jose that ring up $44 million in annual transactions.
—Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
Affirm’s debit card’s 700,000 users rang up nearly $400 million in purchases in Q4 2023—30% of it in-store.
—Ron Shevlin, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Ring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20up. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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