ring
verb
uk/rɪŋ/ usrang | rung [ I or T ] COMMUNICATIONS ( UK also ring up)
to call someone on the phone:
If he's out of the office, ring his mobile.
I rang a few stockbrokers to see what they would recommend.
When someone rings up, we can make provisional approval for a loan within five minutes.
ring (sb) about/for sth The price of insurance can depend on when you ring for a quote.
See also
call verb
[ I ] COMMUNICATIONS
if a phone rings, it makes a sound because someone is calling:
The phone was ringing.
My phone didn't ring all morning.
ring the (cash) register (also (cash) registers are ringing)
used to describe a situation in which there are a lot of sales or a big profit is being made:
Consumers are ringing cash registers at a steady pace, incomes are on the rise, and exports are rocketing.
Cash registers were ringing across the nation over the Christmas period.
ring off the hook US
COMMUNICATIONS
if a phone is ringing off the hook, it rings a lot of times:
His phone has been ringing off the hook with calls from people who want him to do work for them.
Phrasal verbs
ring around (sb/sth)
ring (sb) back
ring in
ring off
ring up sth
ring
noun
uk/rɪŋ/ usa group of people working together illegally:
a drugs/smuggling/betting ring
STOCK MARKET
the part of a stock exchange or commodity exchange (= place where oil, metal, grain, coffee, etc. are traded) where the buying and selling takes place:
Some commodity markets still have a trading floor or ring.
See also
pit
give sb a ring UK informal
COMMUNICATIONS
to call someone on the phone:
If we can be of any further assistance please give us a ring.
See also
auction ring
price ring