What is "anteing"

Usage examples of "anteing".

Bush’s successful bid for the presidency, anteing up $240,700 in hard money donations.

I realized then that Fate had dealt me a cruel hand, anteing him up as my mentor.

If there was any financially oriented figure of speech that applied, it was that war—at least the kind of battles Starbuck and his kind had to fight—was the gaming pot with each side anteing and raising until one displayed the winning hand.

But even though they're anteing up a lot of money to Gustavus Adolphus, they're trying to hedge their bets in case he doesn't win the war—keeping a weather eye out on what the imperials and the Leaguists are doing and the possibility that this abbot could be tossed out and replaced.

As the guys and the blokes sit around the table, anteing up for what promises to be an all-night Hearts marathon, they keep one ear cocked towards Corporal Benjamin’s keying.

In effect, these private space agencies are anteing up to put Sexton in office.

I only had enough for the balance of the boat, but I was counting on the agèd relicts anteing up.

And you might want to think about anteing up for a halfway decent sec man to watch the door of this place.