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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Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
Numerous reports have attributed retailers' changes to theft, with customers ringing up items under ID codes for similar but less-expensive ones or simply failing to scan all the items in their carts.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Customers will now be required to use smartphone app Scan & Go to ring up their items, CNBC reports — an app that nearly a third already use.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Oct. 2024
Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Biden administration rang up a budget deficit topping $1.8 trillion in fiscal 2024, up more than 8% from the previous year and the third highest on record, the Treasury Department said Friday.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
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Bag this crossbody for 86% off and ring up at under $60 at today's Cyber Monday sale.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
Numerous reports have attributed retailers' changes to theft, with customers ringing up items under ID codes for similar but less-expensive ones or simply failing to scan all the items in their carts.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Customers will now be required to use smartphone app Scan & Go to ring up their items, CNBC reports — an app that nearly a third already use.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Oct. 2024
Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Biden administration rang up a budget deficit topping $1.8 trillion in fiscal 2024, up more than 8% from the previous year and the third highest on record, the Treasury Department said Friday.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Ring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ring%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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