Vocabulary Entry

ante

|noun • verb • adjective

noun

An amount of money that is paid in advance, especially in gambling.

Example Sentences

"The players placed their ante before the game began."

"If you want to join the poker table, you need to pay the ante."

"He thought the ante was too high but decided to go all in."

verb

Example Sentences

"She decided to ante up and join the high-stakes game."

"Before the first hand, all players had to ante their chips."

"He always ante's more than anyone else at the table."

adjective

Example Sentences

"The antebellum period in the South was marked by distinct social structures."

"They studied the ante migration patterns of the species."

"In ante meridiem times, people used to rise with the sun."