Ring the cash register

Ring the cash register
Used in the context of general equities. "Take a profit."
See: profit taking. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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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.

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Cash registers were ringing across the nation over the Christmas period.

Main Entry: ring

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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