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),an·ted or an·teed,an·te·ing.
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),an·ted or an·teed,an·te·ing.
Poker. to put one's initial stake into the pot.
Informal. to pay (usually followed by up).
Origin of ante
First recorded in 1830–40, Americanism; independent use of ante-
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ante
ante , anti, auntie
Words nearby ante
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Definition for ante (2 of 2)
ante-
a prefix meaning “before,” used in the formation of compound words: anteroom; antebellum; antedate.
Origin of ante-
From Latin, prefixal form of preposition and adverb ante (see ancient1); akin to Greek antí, Old English and- “against, toward, opposite.” See answer, and, anti-
If EU lawmakers must go ahead with ex ante regulation of platforms giants, Google — an adtech giant — is especially keen that they do not single out any specific business models.
Google pushes Europe to limit ‘gatekeeper’ platform rules|Natasha Lomas|September 4, 2020|TechCrunch
So it definitely wouldn’t be a fan of ex ante regs applied only to surveillance-fueled ad-targeting platforms.
Google pushes Europe to limit ‘gatekeeper’ platform rules|Natasha Lomas|September 4, 2020|TechCrunch
Now, with social media as a broadcast system, the right-wing media has upped the ante.
How an overload of riot porn is driving conflict in the streets|Bobbie Johnson|September 3, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Initially, TikTok had earmarked $200 million to pay out over the next year, but a day after news broke of Instagram’s Reels payment talks, TikTok announced it had upped the ante to more than $1 billion paid out over the next three years.
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Joseph LaRocca says some companies are upping the ante in terms of fending off return fraudsters.
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The second upped the ante, taking aim at “cray,” “jelly,” “literally,” “teehee,” and “totes.”
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Hoenig, apparently wanting to continue being booked on Fox News, felt the need to up the anti-Muslim ante.
The Fox News Apology Tour|Dean Obeidallah|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You can up the ante even more by signing a contract agreeing to pay a pal $20 every time you skip Pilates.
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The ante has been upped and now things are getting kind of fun.
I Took The One ‘Hour Of Code’ Challenge|Jane Frye|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The persecutions, the separations, the estrangements, are all ante–nuptial.
John Marchmont's Legacy, Volumes I-III|Mary E. Braddon
His reputation as a bibliomaniac is fully recorded in the anecdote mentioned at p. 234, ante.
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness|Thomas Frognall Dibdin
Of Edward the Third's love of curiously bound books, see p. 118, ante.
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness|Thomas Frognall Dibdin
"I'll raise his ante, whatever it is," he said abruptly at length.
The Rules of the Game|Stewart Edward White
I raised the ‘ante’ and sold three hundred papers at ten cents each.
Modern Americans|Chester Sanford
British Dictionary definitions for ante (1 of 2)
ante
/ (ˈæntɪ) /
noun
the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
informala sum of money representing a person's share, as in a syndicate
up the anteinformalto increase the costs, risks, or considerations involved in taking an action or reaching a conclusionwhenever they reached their goal, they upped the ante by setting more complex challenges for themselves
verb-tes, -teing, -tedor-teed
to place (one's stake) in poker
(usually foll by up)informal, mainlyUSto pay
British Dictionary definitions for ante (2 of 2)
ante-
prefix
before in time or position; previous to; in front ofantedate; antechamber