as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term
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Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 5 May 2025
The department regularly conducts unannounced visits to check out price-scanner systems to make sure prices advertised match with prices that ring up at registers.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
The scheme works like this: Scammers ring up unsuspecting homeowners, posing as representatives from their mortgage company or loan servicer (the company that collects monthly payments and pays the relevant taxes and insurance).
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
The company rang up $6.67 billion in sales versus the $6.81 billion that analysts had penciled in, according to LSEG.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
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Despite ringing up at under $800 this laptop features a premium build from durable aluminum that will withstand the test of time as well as extreme temperatures and a drop (or two).
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 5 May 2025
The department regularly conducts unannounced visits to check out price-scanner systems to make sure prices advertised match with prices that ring up at registers.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
The scheme works like this: Scammers ring up unsuspecting homeowners, posing as representatives from their mortgage company or loan servicer (the company that collects monthly payments and pays the relevant taxes and insurance).
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
The company rang up $6.67 billion in sales versus the $6.81 billion that analysts had penciled in, according to LSEG.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Ring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ring%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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