ante
noun
a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
have anted
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present perfectof ante.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Despite a recessionary economy, Comcast / NBC have anted up $900 million more than the $3.5 billion they paid for rights to five Olympics from 2000 through 2008.
From Chicago Tribune ● Jun. 7, 2011
There, 39 companies have anted up $1.1 billion for leases to drill for oil and gas deep under the sea.
From Time Magazine Archive
They have anted up $1.5 million of their own funds to pursue the cases.
From Time Magazine Archive
Together they have anted up nearly $100 million for wildcatting ventures, chiefly in the Gulf of Mexico.
From Time Magazine Archive
Uncle Quincy may not have anted up in this matter o' feelin', nor seen his nephew's rise.
From Openings in the Old Trail by Bret Harte
