A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ANTED

Mon, 12 Feb '24
Contributed to a kitty
Tue, 21 Nov '23
Paid to play
Wed, 29 Mar '23
Paid table stakes
Sat, 4 Feb '23
Fed the kitty
Wed, 2 Mar '22
Put in the pot
Tue, 21 Dec '21
Put into the pot
Sat, 27 Nov '21
Put up
Thu, 18 Nov '21
Paid (up)
Sun, 15 Aug '21
Bought in
Tue, 9 Mar '21
Ponied up, in poker