ANTE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of ante in English antenoun [ C ] uk /ˈæn.ti/ us /ˈæn.t̬i/ Add to word list Add to word list an amount of money that each person must risk in order to be part of a game that involves gambling: a $30 ante Gambling & bookmaking

• a/the bookmaker's phrase
• anti-gambling
• bank
• bingo hall
• BJ
• favourite
• flutter
• gambler
• lay
• loaded
• lose your shirt idiom
• poker
• problem gambler
• punt on something phrasal verb
• put (your) money on someone/something idiom
• put something on phrasal verb
• Russian roulette
• scratch card
• wager
• winnings

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up the ante ante-prefix uk /æn.ti-/ us /æn.t̬i-/ before or in front of: antedate antenatal anteroom Compare pre- Before, after and already

• afore
• afterwards
• already
• as it is idiom
• before
• heel
• in advance idiom
• in advance of something/someone idiom
• in the wake of something idiom
• just after
• next
• posterior
• previous
• prior
• priorly
• prologue
• quondam
• secondary
• upstream
• wake

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Ahead, in front and beyond (Definition of ante from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

ante | American Dictionary

antenoun [ C usually sing ] us /ˈænt·i/ Add to word list Add to word list an amount of money that each person must risk in order to be part of a game, or the price of something

Idiom

up the ante (Definition of ante from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

ante | Business English

antenoun [ S ] uk /ˈænti/ us Add to word list Add to word list 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. Lenders continue to up the ante with generous new rates, bonuses, and introductory offers. (Definition of ante from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of ante

ante The s econd trial was pl anted on the same s ite and a ccording to the same treatment arrangements as in the ®rst trial. From the Cambridge English Corpus We have a consul there, and now we have "anted" him up, so to speak, to consul-general. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In effect, building societies are being white-anted by these people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Put simply, incentives for political manipulation of the economy might vary across election cycles based on the incumbent party's ex ante prospects of electoral success. From the Cambridge English Corpus Four antes are played, one for each set, and a main pot. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Always played with blinds rather than antes, so players may not check on the first betting round (but may on the second round). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When played with antes, each pot is opened by the player who shows the weakest hand. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Lawmakers must perform research in advance to determine the appropriate rule to create ex ante. From the Cambridge English Corpus Tracing their contributions shows how national consciousness can be discerned long before the ' nationalism ' classically exemplified in 1848 or sometimes ante-dated to 1707. From the Cambridge English Corpus What are needed now are ex post studies of actual outcomes rather than more ex ante predictions. From the Cambridge English Corpus A simple adjustment, namely, an appropriate scaling down of benefits eliminates the imbalance, but retains the ex ante redistribution. From the Cambridge English Corpus As such, women are generally able to access midwives for community-based ante- and postnatal care through the national health services. From the Cambridge English Corpus A tax in good states of the world helps compensate ex-ante the subsidy given in bad states. From the Cambridge English Corpus From this perspective, ex post assessments should be minimized and financing should be ex ante. From the Cambridge English Corpus In contrast, ex ante funds are preferable when firms have enough capital to afford these premia. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of ante These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of ante, ante-?

Translations of ante

in Chinese (Traditional) 賭注, 在…前，在…前面… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 赌注, 在…前，在…前面… See more in Spanish apuesta inicial, ante-, pre-… See more in Portuguese aposta, ante-, pré-… See more Need a translator?

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