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| sake [ sayk ] (plural sakes) |
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1. somebody's or something's interest: the good, benefit, or welfare of somebody or something
  I hope you're right, for all our sakes!
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2. motive or objective: the purpose of doing, obtaining, achieving, or maintaining something
It's not worth risking your life for the sake of getting there a few minutes earlier.
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| [ Old English sacu< Germanic, "seeking," hence "accusation, cause"] |
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