ante-upping

English

Noun

ante-upping (uncountable)

1. An increase; a racheting up.
   • 2011 August 9, “Upping the Narc Ante”, in The Daily Strength‎^[1], retrieved 2015-11-12:

     Does anyone else have any similar stories of narc ante-upping they can share?

   • 2014, Robert Rogers, La Jolla Shores Murders: A Bishop Bone Mystery, →ISBN:

     If the settlement payment owed me was made on time, I didn't figure to be around for the ante upping.

   • 2015 August 13, “Hear New Chvrches Jam 'Never Ending Circles' & Get Your Emoji Prayer Hands Ready”, in Billboard‎^[2], retrieved 2015-11-12:

     From all we've hard so far, their forthcoming sophomore album sounds like textbook ante-upping over everything that worked well the first time around.