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Synonyms: Noun
charge, cost, damage, fee, figure, freight, price, price tag
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the base price is $500, but any additional repairs will up the anteVerb
Did everyone at the table ante? Everyone anted up a dollar.
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On Monday, Sanders upped the ante by unveiling a more radical proposal to cancel all student debt for everyone in America, regardless of income. — Ryan Teague Beckwith, Time, "All of the Highlights From Night 2 of the 2020 Democratic Debate," 28 June 2019 The former have already seen a €30m bid knocked back, while the latter are contemplating upping the ante, according to L'Equipe. — SI.com, "Transfer Rumours: Herrera's Next Move, Maguire Latest, Sarr to Newcastle or Watford & More," 18 June 2019 On Monday, the group’s secretary-general, Mohammad Barkindo, upped the ante, declaring outright in a Reuters interview that the group wasn’t a cartel at all. — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, "‘Who, Us, a Cartel?’ Says Head of Oil Cartel," 11 Feb. 2019 To be classified as tequila, a spirit must be at least 51% derived from blue agave (with the rest made up from another neutral spirit), though many brands today up the ante and use 100 percent blue agave. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, "12 Things Every Tequila Aficionado Needs to Know," 7 June 2019 The hook is irresistible: Instead of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landing on the Moon in July 1969, For All Mankind places a Soviet cosmonaut on the lunar surface first, stunning the Americans—and inspiring them to up the ante. — Andrew Daniels, Popular Mechanics, "What If the Soviets Beat NASA to the Moon? Apple’s New Show Reimagines the Space Race," 3 June 2019 Already ahead of the curve with its beloved eco-conscious refillable pouches, L'Occitane is now upping the ante on its commitment to respecting the planet by joining forces with Loop Industries, a technology innovator in sustainable plastic. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "5 Big Beauty Brands That Are Tackling the Industry’s Plastic Problem," 22 Apr. 2019 During Weekend 1 of Coachella, people like Gigi Hadid, Emily Ratajkowski, and Kylie and Kendall Jenner upped the ante on festival street style with pieces from the beloved Scandinavian label Ganni. — Glamour, "Everyone's Wearing This Brand at Coachella," 15 Apr. 2019 The carmakers are among the companies with the most to lose if Trump ups the ante on the tariffs placed on $50 billion of goods announced last week. — Renae Merle, Washington Post, "The Finance 202: Trump's CFPB nominee is facing questions about the immigration controversy," 20 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
First, every taxpaying American already antes up for war: roughly 24 cents of every tax dollar goes to defense (with more of that going to military contractors than to troops); another 6 cents goes to veterans’ benefits. — Adam Weinstein, The New Republic, "Beto O’Rourke’s “War Tax” Is Classic Democratic Militarism," 25 June 2019 En 2017, antes de que pudiera concluir un proyecto de revitalización cultural negra a 50 años, Juan García murió después de sufrir linfoma y una hemorragia cerebral masiva. — Charles David Kleymeyer, Smithsonian, "Meet Juan García Salazar, the Man Who Championed Black Identity in Ecuador," 14 June 2019 Which is what led the commission to ante up for the new routes. — Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al.com, "Johnson: Restoration of public transit to residents means those who most need the bus can finally ride one," 9 June 2019 What Miracle Performance has done, ante up for one of the best but also most underappreciated pieces of exercise equipment, others can do, too. — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, "Miracle Performance enters VersaClimber arena with ‘MP Climb’: Stretching Out," 7 June 2019 Vou sentir saudades das nossas resenhas antes dos jogos quando vc acertava o resultados e antes das finais nos tranquilizava com tua experiência e o carinho com os mais jovens! — SI.com, "Real Madrid Star Linked With Juventus Move After Promise of Cristiano Ronaldo Reunion," 13 July 2018 Murdoch Spurned Rupert Murdoch antes up $80 billion for Time Warner in an effort to add yet another crown jewel to his gargantuan media empire, but Time Warner is not biting. — Rachel Mosely, Town & Country, "The 1% Daily," 16 July 2014 The Golden State Warriors, winners of three of the past four championships, also have anted-up, and remain stacked. — Nick Canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Latest star Laker? Yeah, just forgot all the early great ones," 7 July 2018 The plan then is to double down on speed with the offense, while attempting to ante up with toughness on defense. — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, "Decoding the overhauled Chiefs, and Brett Veach's first offseason | The Kansas City Star," 5 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ante.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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