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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(gambling) Being a kind of bet, in horse-racing and greyhound racing, placed before the racecourse's betting market has opened, on the expectation that the price of the animal is presently more favourable than it will be when the market opens..
Use ante post when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ante post means (gambling) Being a kind of bet, in horse-racing and greyhound racing, placed before the racecourse's betting market has opened, on the expectation that the price of the animal is presently more favourable than it will be when the market opens..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use ante post where its definition matches the intended context.
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