gages

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 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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Noun
  • That said, there are no guarantees, and you could still get bumped.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The incidents come at a time of stark confrontation between Russia and France, with French President Emmanuel Macron a vocal supporter of robust security guarantees for Ukraine as part of any potential peace deal.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Deep, who was previously president of Gamma Epsilon Delta, appears during an initiation ceremony and speaks to the pledges about the origin and pillars of the fraternity.
    Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Hiverge announces a $5 million seed round and pledges to deliver big results for smaller businesses.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Paxton’s legal problems include criminal charges related to securities fraud in 2015.
    Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The federal funds rate has huge influence on a broad range of short-term interest rates and also on something called the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, the cost of borrowing money overnight using Treasury securities as guarantees.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Gages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gages. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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