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ante
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[Latin, Before.] A reference to a previous portion of a report or textbook.

Ante is synonymous with supra.


See also: award, bet, parlay, stake


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The merged company plans to up the ante by competing against mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments through an expansion of its retirement and advisory services to high-level executives.
``We felt we had to up the ante,'' said Deanna Allen, spokeswoman for Assante Corp.
But perhaps you should up the ante on the cold hard cash portion of the deal instead.
 
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