- a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- an amount of money paid in advance to insure an individual's share in a joint business venture.
- an individual's share of the total expenses incurred by a group.
- the price or cost of something.
- to put (one's initial stake) into the pot.
- to produce or pay (one's share) (usually followed by up): He anted up his half of the bill.
- to put one's initial stake into the pot.
- to pay (usually followed by up).
- a prefix meaning “before,” used in the formation of compound words: anteroom; antebellum; antedate.
- the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
- a sum of money representing a person's share, as in a syndicate
- to increase the costs, risks, or considerations involved in taking an action or reaching a conclusion
- to place (one's stake) in poker
- to pay
- before in time or position; previous to; in front of
