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anted up

anted up is the simple past and past participle 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.

Questions about anted up

What is anted up the simple past and past participle of?
Anted up is the simple past and past participle of ante up.

Words near anted up in the dictionary

  1. antecubital
  2. antecursor
  3. antecursors
  4. anted
  5. anted in
  6. anted up
  7. anted-up
  8. antedatable
  9. antedate
  10. antedated
  11. antedater

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