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an·te

   [an-tee] noun, verb, an·ted or an·teed, an·te·ing.
noun
1.
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
2.
an amount of money paid in advance to insure an individual's share in a joint business venture.
3.
Informal. an individual's share of the total expenses incurred by a group.
4.
Informal. the price or cost of something.
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verb (used with object)
5.
Poker. to put (one's initial stake) into the pot.
6.
to produce or pay (one's share) (usually followed by up): He anted up his half of the bill.

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verb (used without object)
7.
Poker. to put one's initial stake into the pot.
8.
Informal. to pay (usually followed by up).
Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; independent use of ante-

Can be confused: ante, ante-, anti-, auntie.
Example Sentences
  • Accordingly, he upped the ante and put social media and himself at the center of technological development.
  • However, to the extent that high ex post risk premiums result in high valuations, they do suggest a low ex ante premium.
  • Sustainable features and native plants up the ante on a seamless integration of indoors and out.
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ante-

 
a prefix meaning “before,” used in the formation of compound words: anteroom; antebellum; antedate.
Origin:
< Latin, prefixal form of preposition and adv. ante (see ancient); akin to Greek antí, Old English and- against, toward, opposite. See answer, and, anti-

Can be confused: ante, ante-, anti-, auntie.
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ante (ˈæntɪ)
 
—n
1.  the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
2.  informal a sum of money representing a person's share, as in a syndicate
3.  informal up the ante to 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
 
—vb , -tes, -teing, -ted, -teed
4.  to place (one's stake) in poker
5.  informal chiefly (US) (usually foll by up) to pay

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ante
1838 (n.), 1846 (v.), Amer.Eng. poker slang, apparently from L. ante "before," from PIE *anti "facing opposite, near, in front of, before" (cf. Skt. antah "end, border, boundary," Hittite hanti "opposite," Gk. anta, anten "opposite," anti "over against, opposite, before;" O.Lith. anta "on to;" Goth.
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anda "along;" O.E. and- "against;" Ger. ent- "along, against").

ante-
prefix meaning "before," from L. ante (prep. and adv.) "before, in front of, opposite" from PIE *anti "facing opposite, near, in front of, before" (see ante).
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ante- pref.

  1. Prior to; earlier: antenatal.

  2. In front of; before: antebrachium.

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ante definition

[ˈænti]
  1. n.
    an amount of money that must be contributed before playing certain card games such as poker. (See also penny-ante.) : That's a pretty high ante. Forget it!
  2. n.
    the charge or cost. : What's the ante for a used 1985 four-door?
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