ring up (to) [v]

english idiom to ring up
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Meaning:

  • to calculate the total purchases of a customer in order to know how much they have to pay. to add up
  • to press the button and add the items bought by a customer by cashier.

Examples:

  1. Sorry! where is the cashier? I want to ring up my purchases.
  2. The cashier quickly rang up my items, and I was on my way.
  3. They rang up a large sale during the holiday season.
  4. She rang up her profits from the weekend’s event.
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