Also means
stake, security (financial)
Usage Note
Gage has two broad domains: in everyday usage it means a 'forfeit' in a party game (payer un gage), while in legal/financial contexts it denotes a pledge or security held against a debt. The plural gages means 'wages, pay' in older usage, surviving in tueur à gages (a hired killer, literally a killer for wages).
Examples
"Il a donné sa montre en gage."
Natural Translation
He gave his watch as a pledge.
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