as in cost
the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something
the base price is $500, but any additional repairs will up the ante
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Recent Examples of ante
The ante was further upped with the arrivals of Neymar for a world-record $262 million, Mbappe and finally Messi, allowing PSG to field possibly the richest array of forwards ever assembled — but still no Champions League trophy to show for it.
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James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
Up their ante with a crochet mini skirt or two, like a siren red one from Dôen, or Anna Kosturova’s feminine find.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 29 May 2025
Upping its ante even more as an Oscars indicator, the 2025 Toronto Film Festival will inaugurate an International People’s Choice Award, presented to the most popular international (non-Canadian, non-U.S.) film as voted by audiences throughout the festival.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 May 2025
Still, there is something charming in the way the film refuses to up its ante.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
Up their ante with a crochet mini skirt or two, like a siren red one from Dôen, or Anna Kosturova’s feminine find.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 29 May 2025
Upping its ante even more as an Oscars indicator, the 2025 Toronto Film Festival will inaugurate an International People’s Choice Award, presented to the most popular international (non-Canadian, non-U.S.) film as voted by audiences throughout the festival.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 May 2025
Still, there is something charming in the way the film refuses to up its ante.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ante
Noun
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People would be wise to consider the ever-increasing cost of homes in the area before selling their property due to immigration enforcement fears, Gonzalez said.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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This is the cost of having been tortured in public.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Supplies are limited, and at this price, codes won’t last long.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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She's paid a very high price already.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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CarMax recently listed two 2022 R1T Adventure electric pickup trucks for $51,998, before shipping and fees.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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As detailed in a House Fiscal Agency report, the increase in the fuel tax will trigger higher annual fees of $100 for EVs and $50 for plug-ins, Irwin said.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Ante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ante. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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