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ante

[ an-tee ]

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noun

Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
an amount of money paid in advance to insure an individual's share in a joint business venture.
Informal. an individual's share of the total expenses incurred by a group.
Informal. the price or cost of something.

verb (used with object)

anted or anteed, anteing.

Poker. to put (one's initial stake) into the pot.
to produce or pay (one's share) (usually followed by up ):
He anted up his half of the bill.

verb (used without object)

anted or anteed, anteing.

Poker. to put one's initial stake into the pot.
Informal. to pay (usually followed by up ).

ante-

a prefix meaning “before,” used in the formation of compound words:
anteroom; antebellum; antedate.

ante-

prefix

before in time or position; previous to; in front of
antedate
antechamber

ante

/ ˈæ�Գ�ɪ /

noun

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
whenever they reached their goal, they upped the ante by setting more complex challenges for themselves

verb

to place (one's stake) in poker
informal.
usually foll by up to pay

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ante¹

First recorded in 1830–40, Americanism; independent use of ante-

Origin of ante²

From Latin, prefixal form of preposition and adverb ante ( ancient ¹ ); akin to Greek ��Գ�í, Old English and- “against, toward, opposite.” See answer, and, anti-

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ante¹

from Latin

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And the EU wants to avoid upping the ante.

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But it says its aim is not to up the ante here – it's to persuade Trump to negotiate.

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Key trade partners have reciprocated in kind and have an incentive to up the ante.

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Without giving away one of the film’s big twists, Lively added: “It definitely upped the ante. It was very uncomfortable to watch in the theater with you guys.”

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The daughter of Mexican pianists, bilingual indie darling Vanessa Zamora upped the ante by mastering the acoustic guitar, keyboard and drums to craft her own dreamy, psychedelic approach to pop music.

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