ante up vs pay off

ante up and pay off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ante up	No	No	Yes	No
pay off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pay off is a hyponym of ante up; that is, pay off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ante up:

Other hyponyms of ante up include liquidate.

ante up (verb)	pay off (verb)
cancel or discharge a debt	take vengeance on or get even
	eliminate by paying off (debts)
	pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
	yield a profit or result
	pay off (loans or promissory notes)
	do or give something to somebody in return