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penny ante

–noun

1.	Cards. a game of poker in which the ante or basic bet is one cent.

2.	Informal. any business arrangement or transaction involving a trifling or paltry sum of money.

Origin:
1850–55, Americanism

[pen-ee-an-tee]

–adjective Informal.

1.	involving a trifling sum of money; small in amount: a penny-ante investment.

2.	inconsiderable; minor; small-time.

Origin:
1930–35, Americanism

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penny ante
n.

A poker game in which the highest bet is limited to a penny or another small sum.
Informal A business transaction on a trivial scale.

pen'ny-an'te (pěn'ē-ān'tē) adj.

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