ante up

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ante up

/ˈæntiː ʌp/

verb antes up · anteing up · anted up

To contribute one's share of a payment; to provide funds; to pay what is due. "Ugh! An inventor, eh?" "Nix! He's not an inventor himself, but he antes-up for 'em."
Similar: pony up, pay up, ante up, cough up, defray, do the needful, expend, foot the bill, fork out, fork over, imburse, lay out
To pay a fee necessary to play a game, typically a card game.

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@misc{ante_up_2026,
  title = {ante up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ante%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}