Ante-

[Sarah]

A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. anti, Goth. and-,anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-, (only in comp.: cf. Answer,Along), G. ant-, ent- (in comp.). The Latin ante is generally used inthe sense of before, in regard to position, order, or time, and theGr. opposite, or in the place of.

[Hina Muqadas]

an amount of money that each person must risk in order to be part of a game that involves gambling: