antes (up)

present tense third-person singular of ante (up)
as in pays
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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Verb
  • The Federal Election Commission requires presidential candidates to reveal who pays them.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • How much someone with insurance pays for these drugs depends on their health plan; Eli Lilly notes on its website that through private insurance, people can pay as little as $25 a month.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Shopping discount/manager markdowns pays off Becky Shotts, 29, of Chattanooga, Tennessee has found savings by looking for discount markdowns by managers at her grocery store.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The conceit is risky but pays off.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Oct. 2025
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  • The new library would replace Truckee’s existing 50-year-old structure, which supporters say no longer meets the needs of a growing population.
    Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Tesla shareholders have approved a conditional pay package for CEO Elon Musk that could unlock up to a trillion dollars in stock if the company meets specific criteria, according to preliminary results from the annual shareholder meeting.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Antes (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antes%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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