sake

sake [ seık ] noun count usually singular **

1. ) the benefit or good of someone or something:

for someone's sake: We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned.

for the sake of something: The regulation is not just for the protection of the workers, but also for the sake of the whole community.

for someone's own sake: I'm not just doing this for my own sake, you know.

2. ) the purpose of doing, getting, or achieving something:

for the sake of something: I hope you're not doing this just for the sake of the money.

for something's sake: For clarity's sake, I'd like to reword my statement.

a ) for the sake of argument/discussion for the purpose of beginning a discussion:

Let's say, just for the sake of argument, that you're right.

do something for its own sake or do something for the sake of it or do something for something's sake

to do something because you enjoy it or think it is important, not because you want to achieve a goal:

Encourage your children to seek knowledge for its own sake.

I'm not just asking for the sake of it. I need an answer.

for God's/Christ's/goodness'/Heaven's/Pete's sake SPOKEN

used for emphasizing what you are saying when you are annoyed or angry: for God's sake and for Christ's sake are offensive to some people:

Oh, for goodness' sake, leave me alone!

for old times' sake

in order to celebrate or remember an enjoyable past experience:

I still send her a Christmas card every year, for old times' sake.

sa|ke [ `sakeı ] noun uncount

an alcoholic drink from Japan made from rice