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ante
1[an-tee]
noun
Poker.Ģża fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
an amount of money paid in advance to insure an individual's share in a joint business venture.
Informal.Ģżan individual's share of the total expenses incurred by a group.
Informal.Ģżthe price or cost of something.
verb (used with object)
Poker.Ģżto put (one's initial stake) into the pot.
to produce or pay (one's share) (usually followed byup ).
He anted up his half of the bill.
verb (used without object)
Poker.Ģżto put one's initial stake into the pot.
Informal.Ģżto pay (usually followed byup ).
ante-
2a prefix meaning ābefore,ā used in the formation of compound words.
anteroom; antebellum; antedate.
ante
1/ ĖƦ²Ō³ŁÉŖ /
noun
the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
informalĢża sum of money representing a person's share, as in a syndicate
informalĢżto increase the costs, risks, or considerations involved in taking an action or reaching a conclusion
whenever they reached their goal, they upped the ante by setting more complex challenges for themselves
verb
to place (one's stake) in poker
informalĢż(usually foll by up) to pay
ante-
2prefix
before in time or position; previous to; in front of
antedate
antechamber
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of ante1
Example Sentences
That was the point at which Paolini upped the ante as she closed out the set in emphatic fashion.
Are we making sure people are living longer and better, and if not, how do we up the ante to make sure they are?
Trump ups ante to force California to abandon gender identity law against āforced outingā in schools, threatening school lunch funding for students from low-income families.
And the EU wants to avoid upping the ante.
But it says its aim is not to up the ante here ā it's to persuade Trump to negotiate.
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