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ante up
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb ante up has 1 sense
- ante up(v = verb.possession) pay, pay up - cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!" is one way to pay
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s something
ROGET THESAURUS
ante up
Expenditure
VB expend, spend, run through, get through, pay, disburse, ante, ante up, pony up, open the purse strings, loose the purse strings, untie the purse strings, lay out, shell out, fork out, fork over, bleed, make up a sum, invest, sink money, run up debts, run up bills (debt), fee, pay one's way, subscribe, subsidize.
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