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

intransitive verb

: to register one's arrival by ringing a time clock : begin work

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Brit. report or make contact, esp. to or with one's place of work, by telephone

every morning she coughed she rang in sick

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ring in [phrasal verb]

1 ring in (something) also ring (something) in : to celebrate the beginning of (something, such as a new year)

How did you ring in the new millennium?

We're going to New York to ring in the New Year.

2 chiefly Brit

2 a : to make a telephone call to a place (such as the place where you work)

She rang in sick [=(US) called in sick] yesterday. [=she telephoned the place where she works to say that she was sick and would not be coming to work]

2 b : to make a telephone call to a radio or television program

Thousands of people rang in [=(US) called in] to make a donation.

3 ring in at (an amount) : to cost (a certain amount of money)

These hats ring in at 200 dollars.

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Main Entry: ↑ring

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ˌring ˈin derived

(BrE) to telephone a television or radio show, or the place where you work

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People from all over the country have been ringing in to make donations.

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Sue has rung in sick.

Main entry: ↑ring_derived