Definition: Meaning of, sake in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ seɪk /
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for the sake of somebody/somethingalso for somebody's/something's sake in order to help, improve, or please someone or something
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for God's/Christ's/goodness'/Heaven's etc sakespoken used when you are telling someone how important it is to do something or not to do something
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for God's/Christ's/goodness'/Heaven's etc sakespoken used to show that you are angry or annoyed
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for the sake of it if you do something for the sake of it, you do it because you want to and not for any particular reason
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for its own sakealso something for something's sake if something is done for its own sake, it is done for the value of the experience itself, not for any advantage it will bring
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for the sake of argumentspoken if you say something for the sake of argument, what you say may not be true but it will help you to have a discussion