gages

noun

plural of gage
as in guarantees
something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise in the old days a sheriff would take gage in the form of personal goods from an accused person who then had to appear in court or forfeit the goods

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Recent Examples of gages The analysis tracked all the instances in which the gages reached a daily average height at or above flooding levels since the year 2000. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025 From the San Luis Valley in Colorado to below Elephant Butte Reservoir in New Mexico, the compact called for gages to monitor the river, ensuring downstream obligations were met. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
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  1. guarantees
  2. pledges
  3. securities
Noun
  • There are no guarantees in life, but that hasn’t stopped mankind from consistently searching for some semblance of security.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
  • Anyone who claims that government ownership of corporate equity guarantees failure has to explain them.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of guarantees
Noun
  • Merz’s coalition of center-right and center-left parties took office just over a year ago with pledges to reform and turn around Germany’s sluggish economy, Europe’s biggest.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • After all the task forces and the pledges and the panels, the corner office is still primarily held by white women.
    — Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of pledges
Noun
  • The company’s founder, Joanna Smith-Griffin, was charged months later with securities and wire fraud, along with identity theft.
    — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 9 July 2026
  • Treasury market securities that investors use to price in inflation expectations are subdued.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Definition of securities

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