Gage

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 Ein großes Risiko eingehen , 🇪🇸 arriesgarse mucho , 🇮🇹 fare un grande rischio , 🇵🇹 assumir um grande risco , 🇨🇳 抵押物 , 🇯🇵 大きなリスクを取ること , 🇰🇷 보증금 , 🇸🇦 مخاطرة كبيرة , 🇮🇳 बड़ा जोखिम उठाना

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Etymology

French **gage** “bet, wager” comes from Old French **gagé** “pledge, guarantee”, itself derived from the verb **gager** “to pledge, bet”. The verb is borrowed from a Latin term **gagium** (related to *agere* “to do, to act”), which in turn stems from a Germanic root meaning “pledge”. Originally it denoted a guarantee or deposit; by the 12th century it had acquired the sense of a risk or gamble.

Synonyms

pari mise enjeu mise en jeu caution garantie collatéral dépôt

Antonyms

assurance sécurité garantie sûreté certitude