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   gage

   /ɡeɪdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. a valued object deposited as a guarantee of good faith.
   • ▪ a pledge, especially a glove, thrown down as a symbol of a challenge to fight.

   verb

   • 1. offer (an object or one's life) as a guarantee of good faith: "a guide sent to them by the headman of this place gaged his life as a forfeit if he failed"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French gage (noun), gager (verb), of Germanic origin; related to wage and wed.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • G

     2

   • A

     1

   • G

     2

   • E

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