antes (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of ante (up)
as in pays
to give what is owed for if we can't ante up at least half of the overdue rent, we are going to be evicted

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  1. pays
  2. pays off
  3. meets
Verb
  • Weaver hasn’t disclosed his net worth or how much The Lion King still pays him.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Waymo doesn’t divulge its vehicle manufacturing cost, but Abuelsamid estimates the company pays about $60,000-$70,000 for the Ojai and $140,000-$150,000 for the Jaguar after both are fully built for Waymo Driver.
    — Henry Payne, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of pays
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  • The obvious effort that Pascal spent practicing the cello pays off in the scenes where Alex intensely plays the instrument for his own private reasons, as if asking the same thing of himself.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Why tracking business expenses matters Tracking expenses pays off in several ways.
    — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of pays off
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  • Some determine whether a firm meets baseline requirements; others are weighted to determine its place in the final ranking.
    — Kelli Grant, CFP®,Riley de León, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The audience meets Carrie, meek and childlike, on her first day of school.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
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“Antes (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antes%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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