ring up

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Definition

Verb (transitive): 1. To record a sale on a cash register, especially by pressing its keys to calculate and display the total price. This is the primary meaning, specifically used in retail contexts. 2. To achieve or accumulate a particular score, amount, or result. This is a figurative extension, often used in sports, business, or media to indicate reaching a total.

Usage and Examples
  • Literal (Retail):
    • The cashier will ring up your items now.
    • I rang up three customers while you were on your break.
  • Figurative (Achieve a total):
    • The company rang up record profits this quarter.
    • The basketball star rang up 40 points in last night's game.
Advanced Usage
  • "to ring up [an amount] on the register": A more detailed phrasing emphasizing the action on the machine.
    • She rang up $75.50 on the register for the groceries.
  • The phrasal verb is often used in the passive voice in business contexts.
    • Sales were rung up faster with the new, modern system.
Variants and Related Words
  • Ring (verb): To cause a bell to sound. (e.g., ) This is the core verb from which the phrasal verb is derived, but with a distinct meaning.
  • Check out (verb): A near-synonym in retail for the final step of a purchase, which often includes the act of ringing up. (e.g., )
Synonyms
  • Total (verb): To add up amounts. (e.g., )
  • Tabulate (verb): To arrange data in a table or list; to count. (More formal)
  • Log (verb): To make a formal record of an event or transaction. (e.g., )
Phrasal Verbs
  • Ring off: To end a telephone call. (British English)
    • I have to go now, I'll ring off.
  • Ring back: To return a telephone call.
    • He's not here now. Can you ring back later?
Related Idioms
  • Ring a bell: To sound familiar; to cause someone to remember something.
    • Does the name "Harrison" ring a bell?
  • Ring true/false: To seem genuine/not genuine.
    • His explanation didn't quite ring true.
  • Ring the changes: To make variations or do things in a different way.
    • The chef likes to ring the changes on the menu every season.
Verb
  1. to perform and record a sale on a cash register
    • Sally rang up Eve's purchase of tomatoes

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