PENNY ANTE

Meaning of PENNY ANTE in English

1. Cards. a game of poker in which the ante or basic bet is one cent.

2. Informal. any business arrangement or transaction involving a trifling or paltry sum of money.

[ 1850-55, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

PENNY ANTE — noun Date: 1855 poker played for very low stakes
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PENNY-ANTE — adjective Date: 1865 small-time , two-bit
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PENNY ANTE — noun 1. : poker played for very low stakes (as pennies) 2. : any dealings on a small scale or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENNY-ANTE — /pen"ee an"tee/ , adj. Informal. 1. involving a trifling sum of money; small in amount: a penny-ante investment. 2. inconsiderable; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY ANTE — Date: 1855 : poker played for very low stakes
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PENNY-ANTE — adjective Date: 1865 : small-time , two-bit
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PENNY-ANTE — Pronunciation: ' pe-n ē - ' an-t ē Function: adjective Date: 1865 : SMALL-TIME , TWO-BIT
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PENNY ANTE — Function: noun Date: 1855 : poker played for very low stakes
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PENNY ANTE — ■ noun chiefly N. Amer. 1》 poker played for very small stakes. 2》 [as modifier ] informal insignificant, trivial, or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PENNY-ANTE — [pen.ny-an.te] adj (1868): small-time, two-bit
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PENNY ANTE — [penny ante] n (1855): poker played for very low stakes
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PENNY-ANTE — penny-ante BrE AmE ˌpen i ˈænt i ◂ AmE \ -ˈæn t̬ i ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PENNY ANTE — ˈpenny ˌante BrE AmE adjective American English informal involving very small amounts of money, and not important: penny ante schemes …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PENNY ANTE — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ penny-ante investors
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PENNY ANTE — Frivolous, low stakes, or "for fun" only; A game where no significant stake is likely to change hands.
Poker English Dictionary
PENNY ANTE — (американизм) игра в покер (ставка пенни) (американизм) (разговорное) мелкое дело
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY-ANTE — (американизм) бросовый; мелкий; дешевый; неважный; ничтожный - a * salary мизерная зарплата
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY ANTE — амер. 1> игра в покер ( ставка пении ) 2> разг. мелкое дело
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PENNY-ANTE — a амер. бросовый; мелкий; дешёвый; неважный; ничтожный a penny-ante salary - мизерная зарплата
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PENNY ANTE — (a) бросовый; дешевый; мелкий; неважный; ничтожный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PENNY-ANTE — a амер. бросовый; мелкий; дешёвый; неважный; ничтожный a ~ salary - мизерная зарплата
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PENNY ANTE — амер. 1) игра в покер ( ставка пении ) 2) разг. мелкое дело
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PENNY ANTE — амер. 1> игра в покер ( ставка пении ) 2> разг. мелкое дело
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY-ANTE — a амер. бросовый; мелкий; дешёвый; неважный; ничтожный a penny-ante salary - мизерная зарплата
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY-ANTE — adj AmE infml I'm sick of this penny-ante stuff — Мне эта ерунда надоела He moved from penny-ante crimes into drugs — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PENNY-ANTE — adj AmE infml I'm sick of this penny-ante stuff — Мне эта ерунда надоела He moved from penny-ante crimes into …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
PENNY-ANTE — penny-ante adj AmE infml I'm sick of this penny-ante stuff Мне эта ерунда надоела He moved from penny-ante crimes into …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PENNY-ANTE — I'm sick of this penny-ante stuff — Мне эта ерунда надоела He moved from penny-ante crimes into drugs — От …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
PENNY-ANTE — (американизм) бросовый; мелкий; дешевый; неважный; ничтожный - a * salary мизерная зарплата
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY ANTE — (американизм) игра в покер (ставка пенни) (американизм) (разговорное) мелкое дело
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENNY — ( pl pence pence; pennies pennies ) [A] n [Monet.] penny
Interlingua English vocab
ANTE — I. prep before (1. in front of; 2. earlier than; 3. above); II. adv before (1. in front, ahead; also: …
Interlingua English vocab
ANTE — I. ˈantē, ˈaan- adverb or preposition Etymology: ante- : before II. noun ( -s ) 1. : a poker stake …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENNY — ˈpenē, -ni noun ( plural pennies -ēz, -iz ; or pence ˈpen(t)s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English penny, peny, …
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
PENNY — (a.) Worth or costing one penny.
Английский словарь Webster
PENNY — (n.) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
Английский словарь Webster
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
PENNY — ( n. ) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY — ( a. ) Worth or costing one penny.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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
PENNY — — pennied , adj. /pen"ee/ , n. , pl. pennies , ( esp. collectively for 2, 3 ) pence , …
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
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
PENNY — noun ( plural pennies -nēz ; or pence ˈpen(t)s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English penning, penig; …
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
PENNY — adj worth or costing one penny. 2. penny ·noun ·see denarius. 3. penny ·noun any small sum or coin; a …
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
PENNY — penn|y, Penn|y BrE AmE ˈpen |i ▷ penn|ies, \~y's iz ▶ ˌ penny ˈ black BrE AmE ▶ ˌ penny …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ANTE — ante BrE AmE ˈænt i AmE ˈæn t̬ i ▷ ante|d, ~ed d ▷ ante|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ ante|s z ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PENNY — / ˈpeni; NAmE / noun ( pl. pen·nies or pence ) HELP NOTE : In senses 1 and 2, pennies …
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
PENNY — pen ‧ ny S1 /ˈpeni/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: penning , penig ] 1 …
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
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1 a British coin and monetary unit equal …
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
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1 a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1. a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Oxford English vocab

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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