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单词 penny ante
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
penny ante, 
    1. Games[Cards.]a game of poker in which the ante or basic bet is one cent.
    2. Informal Termsany business arrangement or transaction involving a trifling or paltry sum of money.
    • 1850–55, American.

pen•ny-an•te  (penē antē),USA pronunciation adj. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsinvolving a trifling sum of money;
    small in amount:a penny-ante investment.
  2. Informal Termsinconsiderable;
    minor;
    small-time.
  • 1930–35, American.

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