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ring up something

1. to record the prices of items being bought. Their groceries had already been rung up at the cash register. If a sales clerk forgets to ring something up do you call it to his or her attention?

Usage notes: from pushing keys on an old-fashioned cash register a machine that records a sale and stores the money received, which made a ringing sound

2. to earn or lose a particular amount of money. His division, which employs about 300 people worldwide, rang up $50 million in sales last year.

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It was something like a ring of rusty iron or brass and when the robin flew up into a tree nearby she put out her hand and picked the ring up. The Secret Garden by Burnett, Frances Hodgson View in context I'm going to ring up the theatre now and engage a seat for you, and pay for it myself. The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context More results

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