ante
Multiple Entries:ante ante-
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ante /ˈanti/
▶noun a stake put up by a player in poker or brag before receiving cards. ▶verb (antes, anteing, anted) (ante something up) put up an amount as an ante in poker or brag.
■ N. Amer. informal pay an amount of money in advance.
– phrases
up (or raise) the ante increase what is at stake or under discussion.
up (or raise) the ante increase what is at stake or under discussion.
– origin C19: from L., lit. ‘before’.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ante- /ˈanti/
▶prefix before; preceding: antecedent.
– origin from L. ante ‘before’.
'ante' also found in these Oxford entries:
a
- AC
- advance
- a.m.
- ancestor
- ancient
- ante-
- antebellum
- antecedent
- antediluvian
- ante-mortem
- ante-post
- anterior
- anteverted
- anticipate
- antique
- aunt
- avaunt
- ex ante
- penny ante
- rampart
- status quo ante
- terminus ante quem
