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ante-up

ante-up is the nonstandard spelling of ante up.

Meaning of ante up

Verb

ante up (third-person singular simple present antes up, present participle anteing up, simple past and past participle anted up)

  1. To contribute one's share of a payment; to provide funds; to pay what is due.
    • "Ugh! An inventor, eh?" "Nix! He's not an inventor himself, but he antes-up for 'em."1916 January, The Electrical Experimenter, New York, page 472, column 2
  2. To pay a fee necessary to play a game, typically a card game.

Forms of ante-up

third-person singular presentantes-up
present participleanteing-up
past participleanted-up
pastanted-up

Questions about ante-up

What is ante-up the nonstandard spelling of?
Ante-up is the nonstandard spelling of ante up.

Words near ante-up in the dictionary

  1. ante-port
  2. ante-ports
  3. ante-post
  4. ante-room
  5. ante-rooms
  6. ante-up
  7. ante-upping
  8. anteact
  9. anteacts
  10. anteal
  11. anteally

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