Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
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Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- A price or cost, as in up the ante.
- (poker) In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot, often before dealing all the cards.
Verbi
- To pay the ante in poker. Often used as ante up.
- To make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances.
Esimerkit
- “… There was a man who always painted marble seats and another who did nothing but sheep. So a fellow I knew determined only to paint backs. Men's backs, women's backs, girls' backs and boys backs. … his best known bacchante was described by a critic as all back and no ante, but his backs became famous. …”
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