sake
Cause, interest or account.
Example
“For the sake of argument”
Other meanings
Purpose or end; reason.
“It's not worth risking your life for the sake of getting there a few minutes earlier.”
The benefit or regard of someone or something.
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "sacu" (cause, lawsuit, legal action, complaint, issue, dispute).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “sake” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.