Definition of ante up Ante up

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What does ante up mean?

Verb
ante up - cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!"
		pay up, pay
		default, default on fail to pay up
		pay bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
		liquidate, pay off settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off; "liquidate a company"

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ante up (Verb)
To contribute one's share of a payment, or to pay what is due.
ante up (Verb)
To pay a fee necessary to play a game, typically a card game .