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sake
/seɪk/ nounDefinition
for the sake of sth › for this reason or purpose: For the sake of convenience, they combined the two departments. For safety's sake, you shouldn't swim alone.
for the sake of sb › in order to help or please someone: He begged her to stay for the sake of the children.
for God's/goodness/heaven's, etc sake › something you say when you are angry about something: For heaven's sake, stop moaning!
(Definition of sake noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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