ANTE


Meaning of ANTE in English

/an"tee/ , n. , v. , anted or anteed, anteing .

n.

1. Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.

2. an amount of money paid in advance to insure an individual's share in a joint business venture.

3. Informal. an individual's share of the total expenses incurred by a group.

4. Informal. the price or cost of something.

v.t.

5. Poker. to put (one's initial stake) into the pot.

6. to produce or pay (one's share) (usually fol. by up ): He anted up his half of the bill.

v.i.

7. Poker. to put one's initial stake into the pot.

8. Informal. to pay (usually fol. by up ).

[ 1830-40, Amer.; independent use of ANTE- ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .