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
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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
Armed with a fairly modest budget of 1 million Norwegian kroner (around £73,000, or $90,000) from the Research Council of Norway, Sandberg started sourcing second-hand equipment and ringing up suppliers to ask for free biomass samples.
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WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
Quist, owner of The People’s Goods, is teaching her great-niece Montana how to ring up customers on the cash register.
—Will Lanzoni, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2023
Pricing and value The three-piece kit rings up at $75 — the equivalent of $25 a product — and includes Hyper Shine Lite Pigment, Hyper Shine Serum, and The No.1 Brush.
—Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 10 Oct. 2023
Refusing to pay the bills that Congress has rung up would put the United States in an analogous position: The value of its debts would plummet because creditors would fear getting paid less than they were owed (as with bankruptcy).
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
Flour is a customer of Toast, a local technology company that has revamped the technology restaurants use to ring up sales, manage finances, and glean insights about their customers.
—Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2023
Under the radar all year long, and especially coming into this event after an indifferent hard court season, Keys rang up a big statement win Wednesday over recent Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova, 6-1, 6-4.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
Typically ringing up at over a grand, the Guider II is a sturdy device that supports a wide range of filament materials.
—PCMAG, 11 July 2023
The graduate student rang up the fourth-most goals in Division 1 and helped lead the Eagles to their first-ever ACC championship.
—Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
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WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
Quist, owner of The People’s Goods, is teaching her great-niece Montana how to ring up customers on the cash register.
—Will Lanzoni, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2023
Pricing and value The three-piece kit rings up at $75 — the equivalent of $25 a product — and includes Hyper Shine Lite Pigment, Hyper Shine Serum, and The No.1 Brush.
—Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 10 Oct. 2023
Refusing to pay the bills that Congress has rung up would put the United States in an analogous position: The value of its debts would plummet because creditors would fear getting paid less than they were owed (as with bankruptcy).
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
Flour is a customer of Toast, a local technology company that has revamped the technology restaurants use to ring up sales, manage finances, and glean insights about their customers.
—Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2023
Under the radar all year long, and especially coming into this event after an indifferent hard court season, Keys rang up a big statement win Wednesday over recent Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova, 6-1, 6-4.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
Typically ringing up at over a grand, the Guider II is a sturdy device that supports a wide range of filament materials.
—PCMAG, 11 July 2023
The graduate student rang up the fourth-most goals in Division 1 and helped lead the Eagles to their first-ever ACC championship.
—Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Ring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20up. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.
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ring up
verb
: to add up and record on a cash register
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