ante

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
ante
    n 1: (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to
         the pot
    v 1: place one's stake
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ante- \An"te-\ ([a^]n"t[-e]-).
   A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. 'anti`, Skr.
   anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-,
   (only in comp.: cf. {Answer}, {Along}), G. ant-, ent- (in
   comp.). The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of
   before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr.
   'anti` in that of opposite, or in the place of.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ante \An"te\, n. (Poker Playing)
   Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante)
   the game begins.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ante \An"te\, v. t. & i.
   To put up (an ante).
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "ante":
      ahead, ante up, back, beforehand, bet, bet on, book, call, chunk,
      cover, ere, fade, fore, forward, gamble, hand over, handbook,
      hazard, in advance, in advance of, lay, lay a wager, lay down,
      make a bet, meet a bet, parlay, pass, pay over, play, play against,
      plunge, pot, preceding, previous, prior to, punt, put down, put up,
      see, shot, stake, stand pat, to, wager
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