I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
penny ante
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penny ante schemes to make money
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
raise
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What they are now doing is compromising, in this half-baked manner, by raising the ante to 70.
up
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Logan said, referring to the Colorado Avalanche star whose $ 21-million contract upped the ante for Kariya.
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Looking to the future, however, the Forest Service decided to up the ante next time around.
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Sometimes the parents upped the ante .
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The group mind plays Pong so well that Carpenter decides to up the ante .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And next year, the requests might double, with the whole dreary cycle restarting at an upped ante .
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Creating an economic asset in the form of a parental dividend would obviously up the ante in these kinds of contentious issues.
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Sometimes the parents upped the ante .
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The group mind plays Pong so well that Carpenter decides to up the ante .
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What they are now doing is compromising, in this half-baked manner, by raising the ante to 70.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For the first time, women would ante up $ 1, 000 to join a special group in the party.
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My friends would have to ante up their credit card again for another possible $ 35 charge.