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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Over the next two years, Muhammad rang up five more victories against progressively tougher competition.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Becoming Led Zeppelin, the hybrid documentary-concert film from Sony Pictures Classics, rings up $993k on 940 screens in week 3 for a cume of $7.4 million.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025
The Eagles then rang up Daniels and the Commanders for 55 points in the NFC Championship game.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
The Agriculture Department regularly conducts unannounced visits to check out price-scanner systems to make sure prices advertised match with prices that ring up at registers.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Becoming Led Zeppelin, the hybrid documentary-concert film from Sony Pictures Classics, rings up $993k on 940 screens in week 3 for a cume of $7.4 million.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025
The Eagles then rang up Daniels and the Commanders for 55 points in the NFC Championship game.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
The Agriculture Department regularly conducts unannounced visits to check out price-scanner systems to make sure prices advertised match with prices that ring up at registers.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 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 23 Mar. 2025.
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