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- Dictionaryante/ˈanti/
noun
- 1. a stake put up by a player in poker or brag before receiving cards: "the antes were at the $10,000–$20,000 level"
verb
- 1. put up an amount as an ante in poker or brag and similar games.
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1. : a poker stake usually put up before the deal to build the pot. The dealer called for a dollar ante. 2. a. : cost, price. These improvements would raise the ante. b. : risk, stakes. The new law ups the ante on tax cheats. c. : a level (as of achievement or intensity) regarded especially as a goal or standard.
an amount of money that each person must risk in order to be part of a game: a $30 ante. up the ante (also raise the ante) to increase your demands or the risks in a situation: The question for both sides is how far to up the ante.
Ante definition: a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.. See examples of ANTE used in a sentence.
an amount of money that each person must risk in order to be part of a game: a $30 ante. up the ante (also raise the ante) to increase your demands or the risks in a situation: The question for both sides is how far to up the ante.
ante. ( ˈæntɪ) n. 1. (Card Games) the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players. 2. informal a sum of money representing a person's share, as in a syndicate.
The former means to pay up; the latter means to raise the stakes or make something either more risky or more desirable. Parents can really up the ante by promising their kids a trip to Disney World if they bring home all As at report card time.
Definition of ante noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
