Phrase guide

ring up

verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To telephone; to call someone on the telephone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To enter (a payment) into a cash register, or till in a shop, or record a credit- or debit-card payment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Just ring up these items first. You can ring up those separately.

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To record the payment of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • I'll take these. You can ring me up.
  • The cashier took a long time to ring him up.

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To make an adverse official decision concerning (a person).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To rouse by the ringing of a bell.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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verb

Meaning 6

To strikeout a batter and thereby send him or her back to the dugout.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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7

verb

Meaning 7

to perform and record a sale on a cash register

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Sally rang up Eve's purchase of tomatoes

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Synonyms: none provided

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Broader terms: record, enter, put down

History

Etymology

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