ante
noun · verb
Simple meaning
The contribution made by all players to the pot before dealing the cards.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
anteeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈænti
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
poker
In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot before dealing the cards.
A price or cost, as in up the ante.
verb
To make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances.
To pay the ante in poker. Often used as ante up.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot before dealing the cards.
Used this way, ante is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use ante
- “Each player had to ante five dollars before the poker game began.”verb
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