Meaning of ANTE
| Pronunciation: | | 'antee
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- [n] (in poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
- [v] place one's stake, in a poker game
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| | See Also: | | back, bet, bet on, gage, game, punt, stake, stake, stakes, wager | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\An"te-\ ([a^]n"t[-e]-).
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.
\An"te\, n. (Poker Playing)
Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante)
the game begins.
\An"te\, v. t. & i.
To put up (an ante).
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | This Latin term, which is frequently used in medicine, means "before". |
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| | Related Terms: | | ahead, ante up, back, beforehand, bet, bet on, book, call, chunk, cover, ere, fade, fore, forward, gamble, hand over, handbook, hazard, in advance, in advance of, lay, lay a wager, lay down, make a bet, meet a bet, parlay, pass, pay over, play, play against, plunge, pot, preceding, previous, prior to, punt, put down, put up, see, shot, stake, stand pat, to, wager |
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