Ante

Etymology
From ante:

Noun

 * 1)  In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot before dealing the cards.

Verb

 * 1) To pay the ante in poker.  Often used ante up.
 * 2) To make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances.

Thesaurus
ahead; ante up; back; beforehand; bet; bet on; book; call; chunk; cover; ere; fade; fore; forward; gamble; hand over; handbook; hazard; in advance; in advance of; lay; lay a wager; lay down; make a bet; meet a bet; parlay; pass; pay over; play; play against; plunge; pot; preceding; previous; prior to; punt; put down; put up; see; shot; stake; stand pat; to; wager

Noun

 * Bulgarian: миза
 * Finnish: aloituspanos, alkupanos


 * Romanian: miză
 * Russian:

Verb

 * Bulgarian: слагам миза


 * Finnish: maksaa alkupanos

Anagrams

 * Etna, Nate, neat

Noun

 * 1) aunt (sister of one's parents)
 * 2) *circa 1250, Marie de France, Fraisne
 * Se vostre ante s'aparceveitmult durement li pesereit
 * If your aunt found out about itit would weigh very heavily on her

Descendants

 * English: aunt

Preposition

 * 1) before, in front of

Synonyms

 * perante

Related terms

 * antes
 * diante de
 * perante

Noun

 * 1) moose

Preposition

 * 1) before
 * ''Ante