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

• achieve
• attain
• bag
• chalk up
• clock (up) [chiefly British]
• gain
• hit
• log
• make
• notch (up)
• rack up
• score
• win

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

At one point, Perryman had two steaks in a bag but only rang up one of them, the affidavit said. —Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025

One employee paused ringing up a customer to help another cut a piece of hot pink wrapping paper for a Valentine’s Day gift. —Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025

Peloton — Shares advanced more than 15% after ringing up better-than-expected revenue in the second quarter. —Brian Evans, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025

In his continuing frustration at getting the Mets to go beyond three years for Pete Alonso, or anybody to pony up $200 million for Alex Bregman, here’s a sudden thought for Scott Boras: How about ringing up the Dodgers? —Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025

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