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
Multiple factors may impact when an option should be rolled that cannot be known ex ante.
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 18 Aug. 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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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 18 Aug. 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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That's how people buy aviation—safety and cost.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Daylight saving time was introduced in the United States in 1918 with the Standard Time Act, which was meant to lower fuel costs during the First World War.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But for now, the best view from Turn 1 costs only the extra price of showing up early and braving the midday Texas sun.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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This creates a vicious cycle where shame is a currency, and the only person who actually pays a price is the one who is mocked.—
Eli Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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Initial discussions suggested that Liverpool wanted a higher fee, which was likely outside Villa’s financial reach, while other European clubs, including RB Leipzig, were actively pursuing him.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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That annual fee would change based on changes in property assessments, which jumped 54% in the 2025 city-wide revaluation.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Ante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ante. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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