gage vs guarantee

gage

verb
  • To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. 

noun
  • A subspecies of plum, Prunus domestica subsp. italica. 

  • Something, such as a glove or other pledge, thrown down as a challenge to combat (now usually figurative). 

guarantee

verb
  • To assume or take responsibility for a debt or other obligation. 

  • To make something certain. 

  • To give an assurance that something will be done right. 

noun
  • The person to whom a guarantee is made. 

  • A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor. 

  • A legal assurance of something, e.g. a security for the fulfillment of an obligation. 

  • More specifically, a written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty 

  • Anything that assures a certain outcome. 

How often have the words gage and guarantee occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )