Definition of "sake" in English

noun

1. cause, interest or account

   • For the sake of argument

2. purpose or end; reason

   • For old times' sake

3. the benefit or regard of someone or something

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

4. (obsolete except in phrases) contention, strife; guilt, sin, accusation or charge

noun

1. Alternative spelling of saké.