Ante
noun
The amount of money that a player must bet at the beginning of a round in a poker game.
He put his ante in the center of the poker table.
Often appears as...
- up the ante
- raise the ante
verb
To pay an amount of money as your part of the bet in a poker game.
Everyone at the table anted up five dollars.
Often appears as...
- ante up
- ante down
preposition
Before, in terms of time or order.
The term 'antenatal' means 'before birth'.
Often appears as...
- ante meridiem
- ante nuptial
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
The amount of money that a player must bet at the beginning of a round in a poker game.
He put his ante in the center of the poker table.
Often appears as...
- up the ante
- raise the ante
verb
To pay an amount of money as your part of the bet in a poker game.
Everyone at the table anted up five dollars.
Often appears as...
- ante up
- ante down
preposition
Before, in terms of time or order.
The term 'antenatal' means 'before birth'.
Often appears as...
- ante meridiem
- ante nuptial
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Poker Usage
Used specifically in poker games to signify the initial contribution to the pot.
Before the cards were dealt, everyone placed their ante.
Pro Tip 2/3Gambling Context
Understand that 'ante' is commonly used in gambling settings, not just poker.
The blackjack table has a $10 ante.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Ante' is also used metaphorically to mean increasing one's investment in a non-gambling context.
The company upped the ante by investing in new technology.
Pro Tip 1/3Poker Usage
Used specifically in poker games to signify the initial contribution to the pot.
Before the cards were dealt, everyone placed their ante.
Pro Tip 2/3Gambling Context
Understand that 'ante' is commonly used in gambling settings, not just poker.
The blackjack table has a $10 ante.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Ante' is also used metaphorically to mean increasing one's investment in a non-gambling context.
The company upped the ante by investing in new technology.
Pro Tip 1/3Poker Usage
Used specifically in poker games to signify the initial contribution to the pot.
Before the cards were dealt, everyone placed their ante.
Pro Tip 2/3Gambling Context
Understand that 'ante' is commonly used in gambling settings, not just poker.
The blackjack table has a $10 ante.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Ante' is also used metaphorically to mean increasing one's investment in a non-gambling context.
The company upped the ante by investing in new technology.
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Rwandan Army Shoot Out PIPE...
yeah and it was then that it dawned on us that actually if there wasn't bandits it was actually the army that had been sent to arrest us because we seemed to have been caught in the middle of some sort of in fight about making a an ante were Andy's publicity film about the way they weren't looking after the natural
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Running Water - Thaw...
am here to help her with anything she happens to need I know you're probably tired you're probably hungry but um I've got bigwig people coming in in the next few days so I've got to get that water line okay get it rolling and I don't want to be the ante and but you know
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Why the secret to...
Second year, he raised the bar to 50 million. He got to 37 million users. Somewhat better. In the third year, he upped the ante once more to a hundred million. He launched an aggressive marketing campaign, broader distribution, improved the technology, and kaboom!
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Saving Manatees: What It...
any natural predators in belize the only predator manatees do have um sally's human beings the main designer office are humans and they don't have any real trips in the world crocodiles won't harm one ante we've had incidents that has been bitten
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Didier Sornette: How we...
we have come out of our ivory tower, and started to publish ex ante -- and I stress the term ex ante, it means "in advance" — before the crash confirmed the existence of the bubble or the financial excesses. These are a few of the major bubbles
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The Survival of the Sea...
Over the past century, and in particular in the last several decades, human endeavors, from beach development to plastic refuse to poaching, long lines, nets, and even noxious chemicals, including oil, have upped the ante for sea turtles,
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How I held my breath for...
I told her that I wanted to up the ante and hold my breath longer than any human being ever had. This was a different record. This was a pure O2 static apnea record that Guinness had set the world record at 13 minutes.
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Can Magnets Scramble...
there's the B 1 will be instantaneous that doesn't seem to be doing anything this is roughly where the hard drive is so no this obviously isn't working we're gonna have to up the ante and use a bigger magnet
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Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
Linea ante area of Botswana which was a hybrid between a Ledge where and a water back so it does happen but it is incredibly rare and a lot of hybrids as I said I said are generally done by by
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Chill Out! PIPE Dog...
so this is a case where if you remove owners you will see a totally different state of mind the next step is to put the honor to the test now it's time to up the ante for gizmo and Julie Cesar
Video examples
Rwandan Army Shoot Out PIPE...
yeah and it was then that it dawned on us that actually if there wasn't bandits it was actually the army that had been sent to arrest us because we seemed to have been caught in the middle of some sort of in fight about making a an ante were Andy's publicity film about the way they weren't looking after the natural
Video examples
Running Water - Thaw...
am here to help her with anything she happens to need I know you're probably tired you're probably hungry but um I've got bigwig people coming in in the next few days so I've got to get that water line okay get it rolling and I don't want to be the ante and but you know
Video examples
Why the secret to...
Second year, he raised the bar to 50 million. He got to 37 million users. Somewhat better. In the third year, he upped the ante once more to a hundred million. He launched an aggressive marketing campaign, broader distribution, improved the technology, and kaboom!
Video examples
Saving Manatees: What It...
any natural predators in belize the only predator manatees do have um sally's human beings the main designer office are humans and they don't have any real trips in the world crocodiles won't harm one ante we've had incidents that has been bitten
Video examples
Didier Sornette: How we...
we have come out of our ivory tower, and started to publish ex ante -- and I stress the term ex ante, it means "in advance" — before the crash confirmed the existence of the bubble or the financial excesses. These are a few of the major bubbles
Video examples
The Survival of the Sea...
Over the past century, and in particular in the last several decades, human endeavors, from beach development to plastic refuse to poaching, long lines, nets, and even noxious chemicals, including oil, have upped the ante for sea turtles,
Video examples
How I held my breath for...
I told her that I wanted to up the ante and hold my breath longer than any human being ever had. This was a different record. This was a pure O2 static apnea record that Guinness had set the world record at 13 minutes.
Video examples
Can Magnets Scramble...
there's the B 1 will be instantaneous that doesn't seem to be doing anything this is roughly where the hard drive is so no this obviously isn't working we're gonna have to up the ante and use a bigger magnet
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
Linea ante area of Botswana which was a hybrid between a Ledge where and a water back so it does happen but it is incredibly rare and a lot of hybrids as I said I said are generally done by by
Video examples
Chill Out! PIPE Dog...
so this is a case where if you remove owners you will see a totally different state of mind the next step is to put the honor to the test now it's time to up the ante for gizmo and Julie Cesar
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Quote examples
Fred MacMurray
I was a star before I got more than $250 a week. Carole Lombard advised me how to get a raise. She said: 'Go to Palm Springs and stay there until they raise the ante.' They were waiting to start a picture with me and I was scared they'd forget me for someone else, but they came after me.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
I feel like I have a job to do, like I constantly have to reinvent myself. The more I up the ante for myself, the better it is in the long run. I try to interact with my fans as much as possible. It's good that the person I'm being onstage isn't really an act. It's really me.
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Ken Liu
American Writer
The 'Grace of Kings' isn't a narrative about a return to some golden age, to a lost status quo ante. It portrays a dynamic world in transition, where the redistribution of power is messy, morally ambivalent, and only lurches toward more justice.
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Phil Anselmo
American Musician
Pantera revolutionized the sound and the approach to heavy metal. It's been regurgitated. Once you up the production on a product and not just the playing but the actual production, then it's going to up the ante.
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Molly Yeh
American Chef
Writing a blog that is free to read on the internet is one thing, but taking up physical space in the world with a product that costs money ups the ante, so the quality has to be at a high enough level for that.
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Alice Dreger
American Scientist
Instead of constantly enhancing the norm - forever upping the ante of the 'normal' with new technologies - we should work on enhancing the concept of normal by broadening appreciation of anatomical variation.
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Chelsea Handler
American Comedian
In a relationship, the sum of your parts should equal more than just you by yourself. He needs to bring something new and different to the table to up the ante.
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Travis Kelce
American Football Player
I'm trying to just up the ante, play well-rounded both in the run game, pass game, keep doing my thing when I get the ball and make guys miss.
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Josh Barnett
American Mixed Martial Artist
I always feel very strongly that Bloodsport is going to deliver and going to continue to try and pick up the ante every single time.
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Fred MacMurray
I was a star before I got more than $250 a week. Carole Lombard advised me how to get a raise. She said: 'Go to Palm Springs and stay there until they raise the ante.' They were waiting to start a picture with me and I was scared they'd forget me for someone else, but they came after me.
Quote examples
Kevin Hart
American Actor
I feel like I have a job to do, like I constantly have to reinvent myself. The more I up the ante for myself, the better it is in the long run. I try to interact with my fans as much as possible. It's good that the person I'm being onstage isn't really an act. It's really me.
Quote examples
Ken Liu
American Writer
The 'Grace of Kings' isn't a narrative about a return to some golden age, to a lost status quo ante. It portrays a dynamic world in transition, where the redistribution of power is messy, morally ambivalent, and only lurches toward more justice.
Quote examples
Phil Anselmo
American Musician
Pantera revolutionized the sound and the approach to heavy metal. It's been regurgitated. Once you up the production on a product and not just the playing but the actual production, then it's going to up the ante.
Quote examples
Molly Yeh
American Chef
Writing a blog that is free to read on the internet is one thing, but taking up physical space in the world with a product that costs money ups the ante, so the quality has to be at a high enough level for that.
Quote examples
Alice Dreger
American Scientist
Instead of constantly enhancing the norm - forever upping the ante of the 'normal' with new technologies - we should work on enhancing the concept of normal by broadening appreciation of anatomical variation.
Quote examples
Chelsea Handler
American Comedian
In a relationship, the sum of your parts should equal more than just you by yourself. He needs to bring something new and different to the table to up the ante.
Quote examples
Travis Kelce
American Football Player
I'm trying to just up the ante, play well-rounded both in the run game, pass game, keep doing my thing when I get the ball and make guys miss.
Quote examples
Josh Barnett
American Mixed Martial Artist
I always feel very strongly that Bloodsport is going to deliver and going to continue to try and pick up the ante every single time.
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