ti 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.
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 ).
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ante-
a prefix meaning “before,” used in the formation of compound words: anteroom; antebellum; antedate.
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ante (ˈæntɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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) ( |
| ante- | |
| —prefix | |
| before in time or position; previous to; in front of: antedate; antechamber | |
| [from Latin] | |
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Word Origin & History
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.
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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Medical Dictionary
ante- pref.
Prior to; earlier: antenatal.
In front of; before: antebrachium.
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Slang Dictionary
ante definition[ˈænti]
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Example sentences
At that price point you're better off upping the ante and going with a scooter.
Raising the ante, music publishers were interested in creating large-print music.
In her case, the search and destroy mission caused by her other recalcitrant itch had raised the ante.
But the problem with epic runs or rides is that each one ups the ante.
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