ante up
See also: ante-up
English
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[edit]ante up (third-person singular simple present antes up, present participle anteing up, simple past and past participle anted up)
- To contribute one's share of a payment; to provide funds; to pay what is due.
- 1916 January, The Electrical Experimenter, New York, page 472, column 2:
- "Ugh! An inventor, eh?" "Nix! He's not an inventor himself, but he antes-up for 'em."
- To pay a fee necessary to play a game, typically a card game.