as in cost
the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something
the base price is $500, but any additional repairs will up the ante
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Recent Examples of ante
To up its ante ever-so-slightly, layer in Rixo’s leopard-print coat.
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Laura Jackson, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
As whisky brands keep upping the ante with superaged options, The Glenlivet has launched its oldest permanent expression to date, The Glenlivet 40 Year Old.
—Gina Pace, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The terrible toll the Israeli military assault on Gaza has taken on Palestinian civilians has upped that ante.
—F. Gregory Gause Iii, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2023
Against a team that the Leafs could end up facing in the spring when the ante is upped in the postseason, the 26-year-old’s play matters that much more.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Laura Jackson, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
As whisky brands keep upping the ante with superaged options, The Glenlivet has launched its oldest permanent expression to date, The Glenlivet 40 Year Old.
—Gina Pace, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The terrible toll the Israeli military assault on Gaza has taken on Palestinian civilians has upped that ante.
—F. Gregory Gause Iii, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2023
Against a team that the Leafs could end up facing in the spring when the ante is upped in the postseason, the 26-year-old’s play matters that much more.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ante
Noun
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But that price and the CPI cost of eggs overall, which was up 5.9% in March, may not accurately reflect the drop in wholesale prices that started in the middle of the month.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The cost for one week is $2,600 per person, and that includes lodging, food, transportation and the pickleball program.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Others argue that raising the minimum wage is associated with higher prices and job loss.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Others who are doing the same are attracted by Norse Atlantic’s low price.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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By creating programs that reduce or eliminate development fees, nonprofit organizations will have increased capacity to build more.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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The fee to obtain these files can also be far higher than the cost to retrieve a non-adoptee birth certificate.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Ante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ante. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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