ante

Definition of Ante in English :

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Noun

1. ante

(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot

Verb

2. ante

place one's stake

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ante

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noun

1.

the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players

2. informal

a sum of money representing a person's share, as in a syndicate

3. up the ante

verb -tes, -teing, -ted or -teed

4.

to place (one's stake) in poker

5. (usually foll by up) informal, mainly US

to pay

Ante

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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

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈanted or ˈanteed, ˈanteing

3. Poker

to put in (one's ante)

4. Informal

to pay (one's share)

Ante

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pref.

1. Prior to; earlier: antenatal.

2. In front of; before: anteroom.

n.

1. Games The stake that each poker player must put into the pool before receiving a hand or before receiving new cards.

2. A price to be paid, especially as one's share; cost: "Whether they could actually turn back Soviet policy depended on many factors that Moscow might yet choose to test by upping the ante" (Foreign Affairs). "Citizen Kane was the movie that raised the artistic ante among American filmmakers" (J. Hoberman).

v. an·ted or an·teed, an·te·ing, an·tes

v.tr.

1. Games To put (one's stake) into the pool in poker.

2. To pay (money or a fee): Let's ante the entry fee.

v.intr.

1. Games To put one's stake into the pool in poker: Don't look at your cards until everyone has anted.

2. To pay for something: anted for the tickets.

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