ante

noun/ˈænti/

Frequency rank: #9,227 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a stake put up by a player before receiving cards in a card game; an initial payment or contribution.

Illustration for the English word “ante”

Example sentence

Each player must put their ante into the pot before the cards are dealt.

Synonyms & related words

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