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

The next month, police say surveillance video shows Jones behind the counter unattended, ringing up 800 trays of mac and cheese. —S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026

Two innings after his home run, Bogaerts was twice rung up by looking by plate umpire Dan Bellino only to have ABS challenges overturn the calls. —Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026

Now they’re left working jobs that high schoolers could land—ringing up customers at clothing stores, pulling espresso shots at coffee shops and nannying to make ends meet. —Paulina Cachero, Bloomberg, 13 Apr. 2026

Gary Payton was rung up for two separate technical fouls, the final one occurring during a timeout at the 6:48 mark of the fourth quarte and leading to his ejection. —Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2026

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