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gage.

pledge, guarantee

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡaʒ/

  1. pledge, guarantee

    masculine

  2. deposit, security, guaranty (guarantee that debt will be paid; property relinquished to ensure this)

    masculine

  3. forfeit (something deposited as part of a game)

    masculine

  4. proof, evidence, assurance

    masculine

  5. wages, salary

    in-plural · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French gage, from Old French gage, guage, from Early Medieval Latin wadius (attested in the Reichenau Glossary), from Frankish *waddī.

verb/ɡaʒ/

  1. inflection of gager: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of gager: second-person singular present imperative

    form-of · imperative · present · second-person · singular
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