Sake

Quick meaning: Sake is a noun meaning Cause, interest or account.

Meaning

Cause, interest or account.

More Meanings

1. Purpose or end; reason.
2. The benefit or regard of someone or something.
3. Alternative spelling of saké.
4. (obsolete except in phrases) Contention, strife; guilt, sin, accusation or charge.

Example Sentences

For old times' sake

For the sake of argument

Ne ãd except thoſe dayes ſhulde be ſhoꝛtened / ſhulde no fleſſe be faved: Butt foꝛ the choſens ſake thoſe dayes ſhalbe ſhoꝛtened.

2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 242a-b. But it will be for your sake that we'll undertake to refute this thesis, […]

Word Forms

• sakes

Synonyms for sake

Depending on context, synonyms include interest, saki.

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