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- [an-tee uhp]
- /ˈæn ti ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [an-tee uhp]
- /ˈæn ti ʌp/
Definitions of ante up words
- phrasal verb ante up If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly. 3
- noun ante up to ante; pay 3
- noun ante up Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal. 1
- noun ante up an amount of money paid in advance to insure an individual's share in a joint business venture. 1
- noun ante up Informal. an individual's share of the total expenses incurred by a group. 1
- noun ante up Informal. the price or cost of something. 1
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Origin of ante up
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40, Americanism; independent use of ante-
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ante up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ante up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ante up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ante up
verb ante up
- break in — If someone, usually a thief, breaks in, they get into a building by force.
- come through — To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it.
- interpose — to place between; cause to intervene: to interpose an opaque body between a light and the eye.
- interrupt — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
- pay — to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
Antonyms for ante up
verb ante up
- pilfer — steal in small amounts
- take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- take away — something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
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