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

Synonyms of ring up

• achieve
• win
• attain
• gain
• make

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

Haskins also says some legitimate recipients buy non-grocery items with SNAP benefits by persuading a store employee to ring up the wrong item — generally one that costs more than what’s being bought — or to sell benefit cards. —Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025

True, Thanksgiving is only a holiday here in the states, but this movie rang up big around the world. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2025

Retailers rang up $976 billion in holiday sales last year, or a 4.3% increase from 2023, the group said. —Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025

Its dual-sided design also lets kids play at ringing up items on one side and shopping on the other. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for ring up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup

Kids Definition

ring up

verb

: to add up and record on a cash register