Meanings
nounpenny ante (uncountable)
- uncountableA small stake in gambling.
- uncountablePoker played for small stakes.
A few aging men tiptoed in [...] men who had been Bert's companions at drinking or pennyante while the world passed them by.
1949, Dorothy M. Johnson, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 90 - uncountableA small-scale business transaction.
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