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ante definition

ante (an)

noun

  1. Poker the stake that each player must put into the pot before receiving cards
  2. Informal the amount one must pay as one's share

Etymology: L, before

transitive verb, intransitive verb anted -·ted or anteed -·teed, anteing -·te·ing

  1. Poker to put in (one's ante)
  2. Informal to pay (one's share)
ante Idioms

ante up

to ante; pay

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