ante up

verb
/ˈæntiː ʌp/

Definitions

  1. To contribute one's share of a payment

    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."
    • I'll find him for three, but I'll catch him, and kill him, for ten. But you've gotta make up your minds. If you want to stay alive, then ante up. If you want to play it cheap, be on welfare the whole winter.
  2. To pay a fee necessary to play a game, typically a card game.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA