ante
1 noun GAMESgeall tosaigh 2 adverb legal roimhe seoto up the ante
(alsoto raise the ante
) they've upped the ante with new demands tá cor nua curtha sa scéal acu le breis éileamhthey upped the ante in the second half chuir siad dlús leis an imirt sa dara leathante up
(US), informal 1 (v + adv) provide sum of money TRANSITIVEíoc verb
2 (v + adv) GAMES in poker etc: put in money INTRANSITIVEcuir sa phota