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 group is expected to ring up collectively for about $450 million, an enormous sum in any market, but a truly titanic one in a shaky moment in the art market and the global economy.
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Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
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
Jones was seen in the video using the register to ring up 800 orders of mac and cheese trays, then refunding them to his personal credit cards.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
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Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
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
Jones was seen in the video using the register to ring up 800 orders of mac and cheese trays, then refunding them to his personal credit cards.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 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 20 May. 2026.
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