noun name·sake \ˈnām-ˌsāk\. : a person who has the same name as someone else and especially one named for another. See words that rhyme with namesake Spanish Central: Translation of namesake Nglish: Translation of namesake for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of namesake for Arabic speakers.
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sake (plural sakes) 1  Cause, interest or account. 2  Purpose or end; reason. 3  The benefit or regard of someone or something. ( obsolete except in phrases) Contention, strife; guilt, sin, accusation or charge.
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For the purpose or motive of, as in You like to quarrel only for the sake of an argument. 3. for God's sake. Also for goodness or heaven's or Pete's or pity's sake . An exclamation showing surprise, impatience, anger, or some other emotion, depending on the context.
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for the sake of. for the benefit or good of someone or something for someone’s sake: We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned. for the sake of something: He agreed to resign for the sake of the party. for someone’s own sake: I’m not just doing this for my own sake, you know. Synonyms and related words.
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for the sake of. 1. Also for one's sake. Out of consideration or regard for a person or thing; for someone's or something's advantage or good. For example, For Jill's sake we did not serve meat, or We have to stop fighting for the sake of family unity. [Early 1200s]
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Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Sake. Sake or saké is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin that is made from fermented rice. Sake is sometimes called rice wine but the brewing process is more as rice beer, converting starch to sugar for the fermentation process. In the Japanese language, the word sake generally refers to any alcoholic drink, while the beverage called sake in English is usually termed nihonshu.
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phrases. 1  for the sake of. for the benefit or good of someone or something for someone’s sake: We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned. for the sake of something: He agreed to resign for the sake of the party. for someone’s own sake: I’m not just doing this for my own sake, you know. 2  for the sake of something.
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Usage notes. 1  The word sake is generally used in constructions of the form for X's sake or for the sake of X, where X is a noun (see the quotations above, for sake of, and for the sake of).
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  sake, interest(noun) a reason for wanting something done. 2  sake, saki, rice beer(noun) Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot. 3  sake(noun) the purpose of achieving or obtaining.
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Definition of namesake. : one that has the same name as another; especially : one who is named after another or for whom another is named His grandson and namesake is the spit and image of him … — Robert Graves.
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sake definition
Sake is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin that is made from fermented rice.