# sake

Pronunciation: say "SAYK" /ˈseɪk/

## Noun

1. The purpose, end, or reason for which an action is taken.
   - Simple: The reason or purpose for doing something.
   - _For the sake of clarity, the manual avoids technical terms._
   - _They rearranged the entire schedule for the sake of efficiency._
2. The benefit, interest, or well-being of a person or thing, taken as a reason for doing something (usually in 'for someone's/something's sake').
   - Simple: If you do something for someone's sake, you do it to help them or because you care about them.
   - _They protected the wetlands for the sake of future generations._
   - _Please keep your voices down, for the baby's sake; she's finally asleep._
3. Another spelling of saké: a Japanese alcoholic drink made from fermented rice. — Alternative spelling of saké.
   - Simple: Another spelling of saké: a Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice.
   - _The restaurant serves chilled sake alongside its seafood dishes._
   - _He brewed sake at home using polished rice and koji._

## Noun

4. Contention or strife; also guilt, sin, or an accusation or charge brought against a person. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A quarrel or fight, or a charge of blame against someone.

## Origin

Old English sacu ("cause, lawsuit, dispute") became Middle English sake ("sake, cause"). Further back it comes from Proto-Germanic *sakō ("affair, matter, charge") and ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to investigate." Dutch zaak and German Sache ("thing, matter, cause") are related.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sake (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).