Definition of ring 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 More Example Sentences …

ring up. 1. To call someone on the phone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "ring" and "up." Here's my number—ring me up sometime, and we can go see a movie or something. I have to ring up someone about the branches that blew down in our neighborhood overnight. 2.

ring up - to perform and record a sale on a cash register; "Sally rang up Eve's purchase of tomatoes" record , enter , put down - make a record of; set down in permanent form Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

ring up. 1. Record, especially by means of a cash register, as in They had already rung up the sale so I decided not to get the extra items. [c. 1930] Although older cash registers usually signaled a recorded sale with the ringing of a bell, the idiom survives in the age of computers. 2.

ring up. 1. To call someone on the phone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "ring" and "up." Here's my number—ring me up sometime, and we can go see a movie or something. I have to ring up someone about the branches that blew down in our neighborhood overnight. 2.