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Definition ring up in British English

ring up phrasal verb

phrasal verb
1

to phone someone

Example

She rang up yesterday to make an appointment.

Example

I'll ring up the theatre and see when the show finishes.

Synonyms and related words
answer busy call
2

to record an amount of money by pressing buttons on a cash register

Example

She rang up our purchases quickly and we left.

Synonyms and related words
serve attend to wait on someone hand and foot
3

to make or lose a particular amount of money in sales, profits, or losses in a period of time

Example

The bank rang up about £600 million in trading losses.

Synonyms and related words
break-even point commercial speculative
Definition ring up in British English