ante up. Pay what is due, contribute; by extension, do one's share. For example, The trustees were asked to ante up $10,000 each for the new scholarship, or Tired of watching Joe sit around while they cleaned up, the roommates told him to ante up or move out .

What does anteed mean?

1. a fixed but arbitrary stake in poker put into the pot by each player before the deal. 2. an individual's share of the total expenses incurred by a group.

What type of word is ante?

a prefix meaning “before,” used in the formation of compound words: anteroom; antebellum; antedate.