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antes up

antes up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 antes up

What is antes up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Antes up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ante up.

Words near antes up in the dictionary

  1. anteroversion
  2. anteroverted
  3. anterversioflexion
  4. antes
  5. antes in
  6. antes up
  7. antes-up
  8. antescript
  9. antescripts
  10. antescutal
  11. antesepalous

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