anted (up)

Definition of anted (up)next
past tense of ante (up)
as in paid
to give what is owed for if we can't ante up at least half of the overdue rent, we are going to be evicted

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  • The authority would be allowed to appoint an executive director, who would serve at the pleasure of the board and receive a salary paid out of the Chiefs’ annual rent payments.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The latest Fubo lineup deals come as the teams behind RSNs continue to eye streaming platform options as the traditional pay TV bundle — where RSNs were bundled into basic cable packages and subscribers paid for the channel — continues to decline amid cord-cutting.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
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  • And by the time the principal and interest are fully paid off, in 2048, public payments for the team will total slightly less than one and a half billion dollars.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Five years later, that bet has paid off.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Anted (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anted%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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