ante

(ăn'tē)
n.

1. Games. The stake that each poker player must put into the pool before receiving a hand or before receiving new cards. See synonyms at bet.
2. A price to be paid, especially as one's share; cost: "Whether they could actually turn back Soviet policy depended on many factors that Moscow might yet choose to test by upping the ante" (Foreign Affairs).

v., -ted, or -teed, -te·ing, -tes.

v.tr.

1. Games. To put (one's stake) into the pool in poker.
2. To pay: Let's ante up the bill.

v.intr.

1. Games. To put one's stake into the pool in poker: Don't look at your cards until everyone has anted.
2. To pay up.

[From Latin, before.]

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noun

Something risked on an uncertain outcome: bet, pot, stake (often used in plural), wager. See gambling.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

[Latin, Before.] A reference to a previous portion of a report or textbook.

Ante is synonymous with supra.

1. n. an amount of money that must be contributed before playing certain card games such as poker.  That's a pretty high ante. Forget it!
2. n. the charge or cost.  What's the ante for a used 1985 four-door?

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IN BRIEF: n. - (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot v. - Place one's stake.

Tutor's tip: Your straight-laced "aunty" (sister on one's father or mother) will no doubt be "anti" (against) playing poker, no matter how small the "ante" (stake).

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[L.] preposition, before.

For a list of words related to ante, see:

• Corporations and Business Practices - ante: stake to be paid to begin participation in business
• Card Terms

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See words rhyming with "ante."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Ante.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - indskud, indsats
v. tr. - indskyde, sætte ind
v. intr. - betale

Nederlands (Dutch)
inzet (kaartspel), vooruitbetaling, (vooruit) betalen, gokken

Français (French)
n. - première mise, (fig) barre
v. tr. - faire une première mise (aux cartes), (US) casquer
v. intr. - faire une première mise (aux cartes), (US) casquer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Einsatz, Einzahlung, (ugs.) Anteil
v. - einsetzen, seinen Anteil bezahlen, (ugs.) zahlen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στο πόκερ κτλ.) αρχικό στοίχημα, "μπλάιντ", (καθομ.) χρέωση ή κόστος

Italiano (Italian)
posta, puntata

Português (Portuguese)
n. - parada (f) feita por um jogador de pôquer após ter recebido a primeira mão

Русский (Russian)
ставка

Español (Spanish)
n. - apuesta inicial
v. tr. - apostar
v. intr. - hacer una apuesta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - insats

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
赌注, 应摊的份子, 赌金, 预付的一笔款, 预下, 拿出, 预付, 下赌注, 付清

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 賭注, 應攤的份子, 賭金, 預付的一筆款
v. tr. - 預下, 拿出, 預付
v. intr. - 下賭注, 付清

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 새로 패를 집기 전에 자기 패를 보고 거는 돈, 할당[분담]금, 가격
v. tr. - 을 걸다, 을 내다
v. intr. - 돈을 걸다, 치르다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ポーカーでの掛け金, 出資金, 値段
v. - 支払う, 掛け金を出す

idioms:

• ante meridian    下子午線, 午前

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) يراهن قبل الإطلاع على اوراقه, نصيبه من, يدفع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כסף הימורים (שהושלש)‬
v. tr. - ‮שילם חלקו, הימר‬
v. intr. - ‮שילם חלקו, הימר‬

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