rings up

Calls on phone

Rings up means to record a sale on a cash register, from the ringing sound older registers made: She rang up my groceries.

The phrase extends to any act of tallying a total: The team rang up another victory.

To ring someone up is chiefly British for making a phone call: Ring me up when you get there.

Related

subtotal · cashier · phone call · phone · sale · voicemail · connect · alert · notify · transaction · purchase · till · summon · register · invoice · grocery store · reach out · message

Opposites
communication initiation

rings upscreens

Displays or filters

hangs up · ignores · disconnects · answers · avoids

cash register transaction

rings uprefunds

Payments returned to buyers

voids · cancels · returns · takes off · comps

communication modality

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Digital short messages

messages · emails · instant messages · faxes · telegraphs

Family

ring, rings, ringed, ringing, ringer, ringers, upping, upward

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G