🎲ante

Meaning

a stake put up by a player in poker or similar games before receiving cards; also used figuratively to mean an initial investment or contribution

Example Sentences

Each player placed an ante before the game began.

Example Expressions

up the ante

Synonyms

stake, bet, contribution, payment

Antonyms

withdrawal, saving

Collocations

place an ante, small ante, up the ante

More Example Sentences

Will you provide any guarantee after the repair?

There is a new item in the canteen — have you tried it?

He acted like a child when he did not get what he wanted.

I once wanted to quit studying, but my mother stopped me.

The canteen is on the second floor — I will take you there.

An agriculture officer knows when saplings are to be planted.

Shall we go to the canteen? There is a break between classes.

I wanted to talk to you directly, the message was misunderstood.

I might even start my own business because that is something I have always wanted.

I might even become an entrepreneur because that is something I have always wanted.