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ante
1[ an-tee ]
noun
- Poker. a 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. an individual's share of the total expenses incurred by a group.
- Informal. the price or cost of something.
verb (used with object)
- Poker. to put (one's initial stake) into the pot.
- to produce or pay (one's share) (usually followed by up ):
He anted up his half of the bill.
verb (used without object)
- Poker. to put one's initial stake into the pot.
- Informal. to pay (usually followed by up ).
ante-
2- a prefix meaning “before,” used in the formation of compound words:
anteroom; antebellum; antedate.
ante-
1prefix
- before in time or position; previous to; in front of
antedate
antechamber
ante
2/ ˈæntɪ /
noun
- the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
- informal.a sum of money representing a person's share, as in a syndicate
- up the ante 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
verb
- to place (one's stake) in poker
- informal.usually foll by up to pay
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Example Sentences
Joseph LaRocca says some companies are upping the ante in terms of fending off return fraudsters.
The second upped the ante, taking aim at “cray,” “jelly,” “literally,” “teehee,” and “totes.”
Phasellus tristique, eros sit amet maximus tincidunt, enim massa congue nibh, non rutrum lorem ante non lectus.
Hoenig, apparently wanting to continue being booked on Fox News, felt the need to up the anti-Muslim ante.
You can up the ante even more by signing a contract agreeing to pay a pal $20 every time you skip Pilates.
Cert ante hoc tempus vix vnquam Gallis vacatum fuit conuertdis incolarum ad Christum animis.
Nam Sacerdos ille, qui huc ante nos aduenerat, nostro statim adutu in Galliam sua ipse sponte & pro veteri desiderio remigrauit.
So Virgil, "Solemnes tum forte dapes et tristia dona ante urbem in luco," &c.
Her style was a great contrast to the earlier hero-worshiping and glorification of ante-bellum days in Virginia.
It is difficult to get accustomed to the spending of our lives in ante-chambers, courtyards, or on staircases.
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