ante

Let's ante up the bill.

a penny-ante scandal of little substance.

10:30p.m. ; a p.m. appointment. See Usage Note at ante meridiem

he decided to up the ante in the trade war.

They anted up 100, 000 yuan to build a museum.

raising the ante in a poker game;

M. (ante meridiem) , my love, P.

30 p.m;a p.m.appointment.See Usage Note at ante meridiem

the owners have to ante up if they want to attract the best talent.

Faginus astabat dum scyphus ante dapes。”

The publisher upped the ante for the biography by offering 1000 yuan.

he anted up $925,000 of his own money.

When his wife was awarded alimony by the court, Snow had to ante up.

His ex-wife has upped the ante in her alimony suit against him.

Paramos un poco antes de la casa para esperar al otro coche. Ya viene.

Segun la regla del club,los miembros deben obedecer al jefe del club.Se impone castigos a los miembros que rompen esta regla. Piensenlo bien antes de actuar, por favor.

Matt Gaetz now has really upped the ante.

But this year, a system called Pluribus upped the ante.

Hey, so, let's get started, huh? Five cards start, two dollar ante.

I feel like we need to up the ante with these recipe-less challenges now.

All right. Cincinnati. No blinds. Everybody ante.

He he. - No, I didn't think so. Ante up.

Five card draw. Uh, jacks are better. Nothing wild, everybody ante.

I understand. Your loyalty is admirable. But what if I were to up the ante?

Not a chance. All right.I thought the candy might not be enough so let me up the ante.

" To up the ante" (ante) is a betting expression.