Meaning & use
sake
The benefit, interest, or purpose of a person or thing, used mainly in fixed phrases.
See it in a sentence
For the sake of your health, you should get more sleep each night.
For heaven's sake, just tell me what happened at the meeting.
A note on using this word
Almost always follows 'for' and precedes 'of', as in 'for the sake of peace'.
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