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 ones who serve the coffee, clean the office buildings, drive the Ubers, ring up the customers and work more than one job to care for their families.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
The entire look rings up to just $78—proof that traveling in style doesn’t have to come with a first-class price tag.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
At a Phoenix Walmart, the basket rang up to about $48.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The company now expects to ring up $1.028 billion to $1.032 billion in revenue this year.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
The entire look rings up to just $78—proof that traveling in style doesn’t have to come with a first-class price tag.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
At a Phoenix Walmart, the basket rang up to about $48.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The company now expects to ring up $1.028 billion to $1.032 billion in revenue this year.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
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 2 Dec. 2025.
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