penny ante in English

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      "glosses": [
        "Poker played for small stakes."
      ],
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          "Poker",
          "poker"
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          "_dis1": "27 67 6",
          "word": "table stakes"
        },
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          "word": "up the ante"
        }
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        "A small-scale business transaction."
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  "word": "penny ante"
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        "A small stake in gambling."
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        "Poker played for small stakes."
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"penny ante" meaning in English

Noun