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ante up (sth)

US informal phrasal verb with ante
 
/ˈæn.ti/
 
US  /-t̬i/ verb (past tense and past participle anteing)

Definition

to give money, often unwillingly: At least 200 people have been persuaded to ante up big money for the charity event.Paying and spending money
(Definition of ante up (sth) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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