English Explanatory Dictionary

ante up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To contribute one's share of a payment; to provide funds; to pay what is due.
  2. To pay a fee necessary to play a game, typically a card game.

Pronunciation

/ˈæntiː ʌp/

Word forms

ante up antes up anteing up anted up

Synonyms

pony up pay up ante up cough up defray do the needful expend foot the bill fork out fork over imburse lay out pay pay the freight pay the piper pay the price quit shell out spend stump up

Related words

up the ante

Derived words

ante-upping
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