UP THE ANTE

Meaning of UP THE ANTE in English

increase the payment, increase the deposit

If they up the ante to $50, I won't enter the hockey pool this year.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

UP THE ANTE — Increase the stake. Also commonly used outside the context of poker.
Poker English Dictionary
UP — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ANTE — I. prep before (1. in front of; 2. earlier than; 3. above); II. adv before (1. in front, ahead; also: …
Interlingua English vocab
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANTE — I. ˈantē, ˈaan- adverb or preposition Etymology: ante- : before II. noun ( -s ) 1. : a poker stake …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANTE- — |antē, |aan-, -tə̇ prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from ante before, in front, in front of; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANTE — (v. t. & i.) To put up (an ante).
Английский словарь Webster
ANTE — (n.) Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins.
Английский словарь Webster
ANTE — ( v. t. & i. ) To put up (an ante).
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ANTE — ( n. ) Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — /up/ , adv., prep., adj., n., v., upped, upping . adv. 1. to, toward, or in a more elevated position: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANTE — /an"tee/ , n. , v. , anted or anteed, anteing . n. 1. Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANTE — I. ˈan-tē noun Etymology: ante- Date: 1821 1. : a poker stake usually put up before the deal to build …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANTE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from ante before, in front of; akin to Old English and- against, Greek anti before, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
ANTE — vt & ·vi to put up (an ante). 2. ante ·noun each player's stake, which is put into the pool …
Webster English vocab
ANTE- — [ante-] prefix [ME, fr. L, fr. ante before, in front of; akin to OE and- against, Gk anti before, against--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ANTE — [an.te] n [ante-] (1838) 1: a poker stake usu. put up before the deal to build the pot "the dealer …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ANTE — ante BrE AmE ˈænt i AmE ˈæn t̬ i ▷ ante|d, ~ed d ▷ ante|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ ante|s z ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANTE- — / ˈænti; NAmE / prefix (in nouns, adjectives and verbs) before; in front of : ante-room antenatal antedate —compare post- …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANTE — / ˈænti; NAmE / noun [ sing. ] • IDIOMS - raise / up the ante •• WORD ORIGIN early …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ANTE — I. an ‧ te 1 /ˈænti/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: ante- ] up/raise the ante to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ANTE- — ante- /æntɪ/ AmE prefix [ Language: Latin ; Origin: ante 'before, in front of' ] before ⇨ anti- , post- …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ANTE- — prefix forming nouns and adjectives meaning 'before, preceding' (ante-room; antenatal; ante-post). [L ante (prep. & adv.), = before]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANTE — If you up the ante or raise the ante , you increase your demands when you are in dispute or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANTE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES penny ante ▪ penny ante schemes to make money COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ANTE — (RISK) [noun] [C usually singular] - the amount of money that must be paid, esp. in a game of poker …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ANTE — гл.; амер. вносить долю, делать взнос; оплачивать (up) The government anted up $10,000 to send the children's theatre company on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ANTE — ante.ogg 1. ʹæntı n 1. первая ставка ( в карточной игре, обыкн. в покере ) 2. 1> доля, часть; взнос …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ANTE — 1. ʹæntı n 1. первая ставка ( в карточной игре, обыкн. в покере ) 2. 1> доля, часть; взнос 2> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. нареч. 1) а) вверх по, по направлению к; из глубины на поверхность б) мор. вверх по течению; против ( …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
UP — 1. нареч. 1) а) вверх по, по направлению к; из глубины на поверхность б) мор. вверх по течению; против (течения, ветра и т. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
UP — 1. _adv. 1> указывает на нахождение наверху или на более высокое положение; наверху; выше; high up in the air - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
UP — 1. adv. 1. указывает на нахождение наверху или на более высокое положение; наверху; выше; high up in the air - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
ANTE — 1. сущ. доля, часть - ante meridiem - ante up - ex ante 2. предл.; лат. до, перед
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
ANTE — n AmE infml The ante is marked on the sticker — Цена указана на этикетке These improvements would raise the ante — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
ANTE — n AmE infml The ante is marked on the sticker — Цена указана на этикетке These improvements would raise the …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
ANTE — ante n AmE infml The ante is marked on the sticker Цена указана на этикетке These improvements would raise the …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
ANTE — The ante is marked on the sticker — Цена указана на этикетке These improvements would raise the ante — После …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ANTE — гл.; амер. вносить долю, делать взнос; оплачивать (up) The government anted up $10,000 to send the children's theatre company on …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck from …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ceremony takes place ▪ The ceremony took place on 13th June at 2:30. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ON — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb falls on sth ▪ A bomb fell on the cathedral during the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IT — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES and you know it ▪ ‘That’s not what I mean, and you know it …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GO — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bill goes through parliament (= it goes through the process of being made …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GET — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a situation worsens/deteriorates/gets worse ▪ Reports from the area suggest the situation has worsened. be …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DO — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a done deal informal (= something that has been completely agreed ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITH — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a break with the past (= when something is done in a completely different way …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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