RING (UP) Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

Definition of ring (up) next

chiefly British

as in to dial

to make a telephone call to our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match

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ring up

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verb (2)

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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Fans can take their photo with the most iconic trophy in sports — most recently won by the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII. Fans at the NFL Draft Experience can see all 57 Super Bowl rings up close, three of which were won by the Kansas City Chiefs. —

Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025 About 10% of sales were rung up during the last five days before Christmas. —

Yun Li, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024 Cumberland Farms has been fighting this punishment, arguing that the store did not intend to sell the product and its point-of-sale system would have prevented the product from being rung up and sold. —

Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2025 Apple iPad Air 13-Inch M2 Apple iPad Air 13-Inch M2 Save 17% on this Apple iPad Air and ring up at under $500 at Amazon’s Cyber Monday sale. —

Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ring (up)