place a bet (Gambling); pay one's share of expenses (as part of a group)
sum of money paid (gambling); advance payment (business venture); individual's share in the expenses of a group
before, in front of, prior
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Ante Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Before
(prep. + acc.) before/ in front of/ (adv.) before, previously.
before
Ante Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t. & i.)
To put up (an ante).
To put up (an ante).
(n.)
Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins.
Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins.
A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. 'anti`, Skr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-, (only in comp.: cf. Answer, Along), G. ant-, ent- (in comp.). The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr. 'anti` in that of opposite, or in the place of.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutante up
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\an"te-\ (ăn"t&esl;-). a latin preposition and prefix; akin to gr. 'anti`, skr. anti, goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), as. and-, ond-, (only in comp.: cf. answer, along), g. ant-, ent- (in comp.). the latin ante is generally used in the sense of before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the gr. 'anti` in that of opposite, or in the place of.
In the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
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a poker stake usually put up before the deal to build the pot 2: cost,price *these improvements would raise the ante.
Noun
1. (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
(hypernym) stake, stakes, bet, wager
(classification) poker, poker game
Verb
1. place one's stake
(hypernym) bet on, back, gage, stake, game, punt
(classification) card game, cards
Ante Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Ante refers to:
- Ante, a forced bet in the game of poker
- Ante (name), Croatian form of the given name Anthony
- Sivry-Ante, municipality in the Marne department of France with two villages: Ante and Sivry-Ante.
- The Latin word Ante, meaning "before", which is used in many Latin phrases
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Ante Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
Before
An indication within text to refer to an earlier passage
By Her Majesty's Courts Service. Published under Crown Copyright.An indication within text to refer to an earlier passage
Ante Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
In poker, a small portion of the minimum bet that each player is required to put into the pot before a new hand starts.
Ante Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
