Meaning & use
ante
A sum of money a poker player must put into the pot before receiving cards.
See it in a sentence
Each player placed a small ante into the pot before the dealer dealt the cards.
The company decided to up the ante by offering an even bigger discount.
A note on using this word
The phrase 'up the ante' has become a common idiom meaning to increase the risk or stakes in any situation, not just poker.
Words with a similar meaning
stakebet
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