ante
noun
a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
anteing
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present participleof ante.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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This may affect the enthusiasm of San Francisco or New York for anteing up again.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the past month, more than 2,000 people a day have been anteing up $10 each to see Wynn's collection of 20 paintings, from Degas to Picasso.
From Time Magazine Archive
This week investors were anteing $5,249,200 for the 198,083 K. & T. shares sold by the Kearneys.
From Time Magazine Archive
Copley and Kroc covered half the festival's budgeted cost by anteing up $500,000 and $1 million respectively.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cuthbert's $50 anteing chip was in the middle of the table.
From Taking Chances by Clarence L. Cullen
