ante up

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ante up (third-person singular simple present antes up, present participle anteing up, simple past and past participle anted up)

  1. 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."
  2. To pay a fee necessary to play a game, typically a card game.

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