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ante-post

ante-post is the alternative form of antepost.

Meaning of antepost

Adjective

antepost (not comparable)

  1. Being a kind of bet, in horse-racing and greyhound racing, placed before the racecourse's betting market has opened, on the expectation that the price of the animal is presently more favourable than it will be when the market opens.

Questions about ante-post

What is ante-post the alternative form of?
Ante-post is the alternative form of antepost.

Words near ante-post in the dictionary

  1. ante-mortem
  2. ante-Mosaic
  3. ante-Nicene
  4. ante-port
  5. ante-ports
  6. ante-post
  7. ante-room
  8. ante-rooms
  9. ante-up
  10. ante-upping
  11. anteact

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