See Also: Ex ante value(finance)
Ex ante value(money)
ante rem(dictionary)
ante-(medicine)
ante-(dictionary)
ante(dictionary)
ex ante(dictionary)
Ante(casino)
ante-(dictionary)
ante 2, verb(dictionary)

ante (iou)



ante noun & verb. ['anti] Chiefly N. Amer. E19.
[formed as ANTE-.]
A. noun.
In poker and similar games: a stake put up by a player before drawing cards. E19.
penny ante: see PENNY adjective.
transf. An advance payment; a sum of money for a payment. L19.
b. verb trans. Pres. pple & verbal noun anteing. Put up as ante; transf. bet, stake, pay up. M19.