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
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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The Europe, Middle East and Africa, or EMEA, zone was Puig’s largest, ringing up 55 percent of its sales, or 2.75 billion euros.
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Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Obviously, that varies based on the year, but in those rare instances when former players put their rings up for auction, the price tags soar, often topping $100,000.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
Last year’s performance by Kendrick Lamar averaged 133.5 million viewers and has rung up 157 million views on YouTube.
—Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Two of the older sisters have worked in the restaurant for decades, making the tortillas by hand day in and day out and ringing up orders for customers patiently waiting in line.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Obviously, that varies based on the year, but in those rare instances when former players put their rings up for auction, the price tags soar, often topping $100,000.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
Last year’s performance by Kendrick Lamar averaged 133.5 million viewers and has rung up 157 million views on YouTube.
—Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Two of the older sisters have worked in the restaurant for decades, making the tortillas by hand day in and day out and ringing up orders for customers patiently waiting in line.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ring up
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“Ring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20up. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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