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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  • The recipient of this information must make its own independent decisions regarding any securities, investment products or other financial products mentioned herein.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The securities fraud cases carry a penalty of up to 25 years in prison, and the insider trading charge carries a maximum 20-year sentence.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Gages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gages. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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