Please ring this chewing gum up first, and I'll put it in my purse.
•The cashier rang up each item and told me how much money I owed.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
ring something up — record an amount on a cash register. → ring … English new terms dictionary
ring something in — our biggest sale of the season will ring in the new year Syn: herald, signal, announce, proclaim, usher in, introduce; mark, signify, indicate; literary betoken, knell … Thesaurus of popular words
ring something in — HERALD, signal, announce, proclaim, usher in, introduce; mark, signify, indicate; poetic/literary betoken, knell. → ring … Useful english dictionary
ring something up — record an amount on a cash register ■ figurative make, spend, or announce a particular amount in sales, profits, or losses * * * ˌring sthˈup derived to enter the cost of goods being bought in a shop/store on a ↑cash register by pressing the… … Useful english dictionary
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 … New idioms dictionary
ring — 1 /rIN/ noun 1 JEWELLERY (C) a piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger: a diamond ring (=decorated with diamonds) see also: engagement ring, wedding ring 2 CIRCLE (C) a) a circular line or mark: Martha had dark rings round her eyes from… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ring — ring1 noun 1》 a small circular band, typically of precious metal, worn on a finger as an ornament or as a token of marriage, engagement, or authority. 2》 a circular band, article, or mark. ↘a thin band of rock and ice particles round a planet … English new terms dictionary
ring in — transitive verb 1. : to cause (a bell) to take part in the changes in change ringing 2. : to introduce unwelcomely, surreptitiously, or fraudulently : foist ring in a horse in a race under a false name ring in marked cards on one s opponents … Useful english dictionary
ring — A designated area on the exchange floor where traders and brokers stand while executing trades. Instead of rings, some exchanges use pits. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary The term used to describe the area on the trading floor of the LME in… … Financial and business terms
ring up — verb to perform and record a sale on a cash register (Freq. 1) Sally rang up Eve s purchase of tomatoes • Hypernyms: ↑record, ↑enter, ↑put down • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * ring up … Useful english dictionary
ring — I 1. noun 1) the rings around Saturn Syn: circle, band, loop, hoop, halo, disk 2) she wore a ring Syn: wedding ring, wedding band, band 3) a circus ring … Thesaurus of popular words
