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PENNY ANTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does penny ante mean?
• PENNY ANTE (noun)
The noun PENNY ANTE has 2 senses:
1. a business deal on a trivial scale
2. poker played for small stakes
Familiarity information: PENNY ANTE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A business deal on a trivial scale
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("penny ante" is a kind of...):
business deal; deal; trade (a particular instance of buying or selling)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Poker played for small stakes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
penny ante; penny ante poker
Hypernyms ("penny ante" is a kind of...):
poker; poker game (any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand)
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