engagement ring

American  

noun

engagement rings plural

1. a ring, often a diamond, given by a man to his fiancée at the time of their engagement as a token of their betrothal.

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engagement ring British  

noun

1. a ring given by a man to a woman as a token of their betrothal

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• engagement rings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of engagement ring

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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engagement ring

Getting rid of her engagement ring would have suggested a regret the 34-year-old doesn't feel - after all, her marriage brought her daughter.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

There is, no surprise, a hitch or two: Matteo’s mother and grandmother come over to clean the villa and find Anna, with an engagement ring on her finger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

“He was like a knight in shining armor,” says Megan Snyders, 33, a British children’s book illustrator who watched Manguillier search for her friend Olivia Tysoe’s engagement ring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

He then asked a member of staff to order an engagement ring, which arrived from Amazon within two days.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

Mom keeps all her important stuff locked in a filing cabinet: her passport, my birth certificate, her engagement ring from Dad, which she lets me try on.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio