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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024an•te /ˈænti/USA pronunciation n., v., -ted or -teed, -te•ing. n. [countable] - Gamesa sum of money in the card game of poker, put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- cost;
price:tried to raise the ante.
v. ante up, - Games(in poker) to put (one's initial stake) into the pot: [~ + up + object]Ante up your bets now.[no object]Ante up and let's play.
- to produce or pay (one's share): [~ + up + object]had to ante up a dollar to help pay the fine.[no object]All right, ante up.
ante-, prefix. - ante- is attached to roots and means "happening before'': antebellum (= before the war).
- ante- also means "located in front of'': anteroom (= room located in front of another).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•te (an′tē),USA pronunciation n., v., -ted or -teed, -te•ing. n. - Games[Poker.]a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Businessan amount of money paid in advance to insure an individual's share in a joint business venture.
- Informal Termsan individual's share of the total expenses incurred by a group.
- Informal Termsthe price or cost of something.
v.t. - Games[Poker.]to put (one's initial stake) into the pot.
- to produce or pay (one's share) (usually fol. by up):He anted up his half of the bill.
v.i. - Games[Poker.]to put one's initial stake into the pot.
- Informal Termsto pay (usually fol. by up).
- independent use of ante- 1830–40, American.
- a prefix meaning "before,'' used in the formation of compound words:anteroom;antebellum;antedate.
- Latin, prefixal form of preposition and adverb, adverbial ante (see ancient); akin to Greek antí, Old English and- against, toward, opposite. See answer, and, anti-
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ante /ˈæntɪ/ n - 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 to increase the costs, risks, or considerations involved in taking an action or reaching a conclusion
vb ( -tes, -teing, -ted, -teed)- to place (one's stake) in poker
- (usually followed by up) informal chiefly US to pay
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ante- prefix - before in time or position; previous to; in front of: antedate, antechamber
Etymology: from Latin |