ante

noun an·te \ ˈan-tē \

|Updated on: 9 Aug 2018

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Definition of ante

1 : a poker stake usually put up before the deal to build the pot

The dealer called for a dollar ante.

2 a : cost, price

These improvements would raise the ante.

b : risk, stakes

The new law ups the ante on tax cheats.

c : a level (as of achievement or intensity) regarded especially as a goal or standard

a film that ups the ante on special effects

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Examples of ante in a Sentence

the base price is 0, but any additional repairs will up the ante

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Disney is upping the ante for Fox, making a $70.3 billion counterbid for Fox's entertainment businesses following Comcast's $65 billion offer for the company.

— mae anderson, chicagotribune.com, "Disney ups offer for Twenty-First Century Fox to more than $70.3B," 20 June 2018
That upped the ante for hosting the 2018 World Cup.

— alex ward, Vox, "9 questions about the 2018 World Cup you were too embarrassed to ask," 12 June 2018
The Spurs keep trying to raise the ante for Leonard, saying that another team is offering more, according to sources.

— keith pompey, Philly.com, "Sixers unwilling to spend too much for Kawhi Leonard," 9 July 2018
His contract will up the ante for an extension for the Ottawa Senators' Erik Karlsson, who averages $6.5 million in his current seven-year deal and has won the Norris Trophy twice.

— mike brehm, USA TODAY, "Drew Doughty's 8-year extension with Los Angeles Kings to make him highest-paid defenseman," 29 June 2018
Trump’s threatened 20 percent tariff on imported cars would dramatically raise the ante.

— laurent belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, "Tough talk or a trade war? Many US firms frozen in suspense.," 29 June 2018
This could be a necessary-if-painful step, the bill on the 2015 parade and the ante for the next round of winning baseball arriving simultaneously, overwhelming the moment.

— sam mellinger, kansascity, "Not just bad but historically so — how the Royals can (eventually) laugh at 2018," 22 June 2018
American foreign policy is upping the ante for the kingdom, as President Trump re-imposes sanctions on Saudi Arabia's political foe, Iran, that will almost certainly strain global oil supplies.

— grant smith, Houston Chronicle, "Venezuela, Iran oil output could slump by almost one-third, says IEA," 13 June 2018
The addition of more dining-out options also ups the ante for both guests and residents.

— janelle nanos, BostonGlobe.com, "A visit to Assembly Row 2.0," 9 June 2018

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Origin and Etymology of ante

borrowed from Latin ante "before, preceding" — more at ante-

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First Known Use: 1821

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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ante Synonyms

Synonyms

charge, cost, damage, fee, figure, freight, price, price tag;

Related Words

market value, valuation, value;

asking price, list price, sticker price;

price point, rate, tariff, unit price;

carrying charge, overcharge, service charge (also service fee), surcharge;

account, bill, check, invoice, tab;

Other Game Terms

bezique, carom, convention, crap, euchre, gambit, monte, parlay, tierce

ante

verb

Definition of ante

anted; anteing

transitive verb

: to put up (an ante); also : pay, produce —usually used with up

had to ante up five thousand dollars to attend the senator's banquet

intransitive verb

: pay up —usually used with up

The dealer waited until everyone had anted up before he dealt the cards.

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Examples of ante in a Sentence

Did everyone at the table ante?
Everyone anted up a dollar.

Recent Examples of ante from the Web

No se lo voy a poner tan fácil, desobedecer es legítimo y obligación ante este estado fascista.

— judy cantor-navas, Billboard, "Spanish Rapper Valtonyc Reportedly Flees Country to Avoid Prison Sentence For Lyrics 'Glorifying Terrorism'," 24 May 2018
Pero sus hinchas en lugar de festejar a minutos de terminado el partido, se encargan de limpiar su sector antes de retirarse.

— natalie dreier, ajc, "Japanese, Senegalese World Cup fans clean up stadium after matches," 20 June 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 2018
The other participants have got to ante up and this is their neighborhood.

— Fox News, "Gowdy and Scott on Mueller probe, new book," 3 Apr. 2018
Se habían reunido para pescar a lo largo del Eau Gallie Causeway dos días antes del cumpleaños 25 de Viccaro.

— erika pasantes y john maines, El Sentinel, "Tendencia mortal: Textear y manejar. Aumentan accidentes," 6 Feb. 2018
The process meant tracking down property owners, anteing up cash to buy the homes and renovate and finding stable renters who, in some cases, turned into homeowners.

— aleanna siacon, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit's Virginia Park Historic District gets house-by-house makeover," 14 Apr. 2018
Lo and behold, Little Caesars had to ante up when the UMBC Retrievers beat the Virginia Cavaliers 74-54 on March 16.

— brandon patterson, Detroit Free Press, "Lines gather for free pizza at Little Caesars in Dearborn, Detroit," 2 Apr. 2018
Facebook and an additional four of the state’s biggest businesses — Google, Comcast, Verizon and AT&T — have already anted up $200,000 apiece to fight the initiative.

— matier & ross, San Francisco Chronicle, "Facebook fiasco boosts bid to put California crackdown on ballot," 1 Apr. 2018

Origin and Etymology of ante

verbal derivative of ¹ante

NEW! Time Traveler

First Known Use: 1831

in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

See Words from the same year

Other Game Terms

bezique, carom, convention, crap, euchre, gambit, monte, parlay, tierce

ante-

prefix

Definition of ante-

1 a : prior : earlier

antedate

b : anterior : forward

anteroom

2 : prior to : earlier than

antediluvian

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Origin and Etymology of ante-

Middle English, from Latin, from ante before, in front of; akin to Old English and- against, Greek anti before, against — more at end

ANTE Defined for English Language Learners

ante

noun

Definition of ante for English Language Learners

: the amount of money that a player must bet at the beginning of play in a poker game

ante

verb

Definition of ante for English Language Learners

: to pay the amount of money required to start play in a poker game

ante-

prefix

Definition of ante- for English Language Learners

: before or earlier
: in front of

ANTE Defined for Kids

ante-

prefix \ ˈan-ti \

Definition of ante- for Students

1 : before in time : earlier

2 : in front of

anteroom

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