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This term refers to a poker player's money / chip stack.

SoundPoker Says: For example, if a player said "I'm almost out of ammo", they would be close to running out of chips.

Chips are also commonly referred to as "Ammunition".

See Also: Ammunition, Bankroll, Busted, Chips, Stack

Ammunition.

1. n. ammunition.  There they were, trapped in a foxhole with no ammo, enemy all over the place. What do you think happened?
2. n. information or evidence that can be used to support an argument or a charge.  I want to get some ammo on the mayor. I think he's a crook.

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Ammunition, esp. for small arms. (1917 —) .
R. Campbell And we'll hand in our Ammo and Guns As we handed them in once before (1946).

[Short for ammunition.]

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For a list of words related to ammo, see:

• Firearm Parts, Accessories, and Processes - ammo: Informal. ammunition
• War Machinery and War Zones - ammo: Informal. ammunition
• Abbreviations - ammo: ammunition

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ammunition

Nederlands (Dutch)
munitie

Français (French)
n. - (Mil) munitions (arg)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Muni

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πυρομαχικά

Italiano (Italian)
munizioni

Português (Portuguese)
n. - munição (f) (Mil.)

Русский (Russian)
амуниция, боеприпасы

Español (Spanish)
n. - munición

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ammunition

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
军火, 弹药

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 軍火, 彈藥

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 탄약

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 弾薬, 爆弾発言のネタ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ذخيره‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תחמושת (מדוברת)‬

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