Ante
Ante noun - The amount of money that is demanded as payment for something.
Usage example: the base price is $500, but any additional repairs will up the ante
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Synonyms for Ante
Damage
Damage noun - The amount of money that is demanded as payment for something.
Usage example: he winced when he saw the damage after the family's shopping spree
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- Death blocks are everywhere, power-ups are limited, the main upgrade for the Nerd's gun is lost upon taking any damage or swapping out characters... and the final stage manages to up the ante even more.
Source: Nintendo Hard / Platform Games - The pilot can up the ante of damage 2.5 times.
Source: Lightning Bruiser / Video Games - The third game ups the ante with the addition of multiple counterattack related abilities, the most potent of them being Lion Stance, which adds the damage taken from the countered hit to the counter.
Source: Counter Attack
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