gage

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) pledge, guarantee
2. (masculine) deposit, security, guaranty (guarantee that debt will be paid; property relinquished to ensure this)
3. (masculine) forfeit (something deposited as part of a game)
4. (masculine) proof, evidence, assurance
5. (in-plural, masculine) wages, salary

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of gager:
2. (form-of, imperative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of gager:

Concepts

pledge

security

deposit

pawn

wage

collateral

gage

guarantee

forfeit

surety

salary

token

love token

token of love

caution

loan guarantee

collateral security

countersignature

earnings

forfeit clause

forfeiture

hypothec

mortgage

piece

pledging

Synonyms

nantissement

garantie

caution

hypothèque

serment

sûreté

garantie réelle

engagement

paye

salaire

Translations

Pfand

pegno

prenda

garanzia

rehin

teminat

penhor

tutu

penitenza

garantie

penyora

garantía

Unterpfand

pand

🏠

Kaution

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡaʒ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: gage

Inherited from Old French: gage

In summary

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