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Definitions for Ante

[1] Poker . a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
[2] an amount of money paid in advance to insure an individual's share in a joint business venture.
[3] Informal . an individual's share of the total expenses incurred by a group.
[4] Informal . the price or cost of something.
[5] Poker . to put (one's initial stake) into the pot.
[6] to produce or pay (one's share) (usually followed by up ): He anted up his half of the bill.
[7] Poker . to put one's initial stake into the pot.
[8] Informal . to pay (usually followed by up ).
[9] a prefix meaning “before,” used in the formation of compound words: anteroom; antebellum; antedate.
[10] see before (used especially to refer a reader to parts of a text).
[11] the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
[12] informal a sum of money representing a person's share, as in a syndicate
[13] up the ante informal 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
[14] to place (one's stake) in poker
[15] (usually foll by up) informal , mainly US to pay
[16] before in time or position; previous to; in front of antedate ; antechamber

Words related to Ante

pay, pot, stake, price

Words nearby Ante

antares, antarthritic, antasthmatic, antatrophic, antbird, ante, ante meridiem, ante up, ante-, ante-christum, ante-mortem

Origin of Ante

-< Latin, prefixal form of preposition and adv. ante (see ancient1); akin to Greek antí, Old English and- against, toward, opposite. See answer, and, anti-

Words that may be confused with Ante

-ante, ante-, anti-, auntie

Word origin for Ante

-from Latin

Synonyms for Ante

pay, pot, price, stake