Ante

·vt & ·vi To put up (an ante).

II. Ante ·noun Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins.

ante
antĕ (old form anti, whence antidea, antideo, antidhac; v. antea, anteeo, and antehac) [Gr. ἀντί, ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
ante
ante adv.and praep.I ANT-. I I. Adv., of space, before, in front, forwards : ante aut post pugnan...

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