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to ante up
[phrase form: ante]
01
to contribute or pay the required amount in order to settle and clear a debt
Intransitive
Transitive: to ante up a payment
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Present tense
ante up
3rd person singular
antes up
Past simple
anted up
Past participle
anted up
Examples
The debtor decided to ante up and pay off the outstanding loan to clear the debt.
