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

At the end of her remarks, Clark revealed her sparkly new engagement ring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

They were in a relationship and Lischinsky had bought an engagement ring, planning to propose to Milgrim on an upcoming trip to Israel, Israel's ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, previously said.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

He urged her to name the child after his brother if he was a boy, she says, and returned from a trip back to the UK with an engagement ring.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 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

“While Love Simpson wears an engagement ring for Pa?”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns