Definitions for SAKE
ˈsɑ kisake

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sake, interestnoun

   a reason for wanting something done

   "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"

2. sake, saki, rice beernoun

   Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot

3. sakenoun

   the purpose of achieving or obtaining

   "for the sake of argument"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sakénoun

   Rice wine; a drink made from filtered fermented rice.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sakenoun

   Etymology: sac , Saxon; saecke, Dutch.

   1. Final cause; end; purpose.

   Thou neither do’st persuade me to seek wealth
   For empire’s sake, nor empire to affect
   For glory’s sake. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   The prophane person serves the devil for nought, and sins only for sin’s sake. John Tillotson.

   Wyndham like a tyrant throws the dart,
   And takes a cruel pleasure in the smart;
   Proud of the ravage that her beauties make,
   Delights in wounds, and kills for killing’s sake. George Granville.

   2. Account; regard to any person or thing.

   Would I were young for your sake, mistress Anne! William Shakespeare.

   The general so likes your musick, that he desires you, for love’s sake, to make no more noise with it. William Shakespeare, Othello.

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1. sake

   Sake is a Japanese rice wine made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran. However, in a broader context, 'sake' can also mean 'for the purpose of' or 'in the interest of.' It is often used to justify or explain the reason why a particular decision or action has been or needs to be taken.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Sakenoun

   final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in such phrases as, for the sake of, for his sake, for man's sake, for mercy's sake, and the like; as, to commit crime for the sake of gain; to go abroad for the sake of one's health

2. Etymology: [OE. sake cause, also, lawsuit, fault, AS. sacu strife, a cause or suit at law; akin to D. zaak cause, thing, affair, G. sache thing, cause in law, OHG. sahha, Icel. sk, Sw. sak, Dan. sag, Goth. sakj strife, AS. sacan to contend, strive, Goth. sakam, Icel. saka to contend, strive, blame, OHG. sahhan, MHG. sachen, to contend, strive, defend one's right, accuse, charge in a lawsuit, and also to E. seek. Cf. Seek.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. 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. Under Japanese liquor laws, sake is labelled with the word "seishu", a synonym less commonly used colloquially.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sake

   sak′e, n. a Japanese fermented liquor made from rice: a generic name for all spirituous liquors.

2. Sake

   sāk, n. cause: account: regard, as 'for my sake': contention: fault: purpose.—For old sake's sake, for the sake of old times, for auld langsyne. [A.S. sacu, strife, a lawsuit; Dut. zaak, Ger. sache; A.S. sacan, to strive, Goth. sakan. Seek is a doublet.]

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1. SAKE

   What does SAKE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SAKE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SAKE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sake is ranked #121590 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Sake surname appeared 142 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Sake.
   
   73.9% or 105 total occurrences were White.
   12.6% or 18 total occurrences were Asian.
   6.3% or 9 total occurrences were Black.
   5.6% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Alcoholic Beverage
   • Benefit
   • Purpose

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SAKE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3262

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SAKE' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1946

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SAKE' in Nouns Frequency: #1312

Anagrams for SAKE »

1. akes

2. aske

3. keas

4. seak

How to pronounce SAKE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SAKE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SAKE in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SAKE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of SAKE in a Sentence

1. Neil Bush:

   For the sake of our party and country, we must move to overcome the divisiveness and vulgarity Donald Trump has brought into the political arena, or we will certainly lose our chance to defeat the Democratic nominee and reverse President Obama's failed policies.

2. Charles Lamb:

   For God's sake (I never was more serious) don't make me ridiculous any more by terming me gentle-hearted in print... substitute drunken dog, ragged head, seld-shaven, odd-eyed, stuttering, or any other epithet which truly and properly belongs to the gentleman in question.

3. Renan Calheiros:

   For the sake democracy, we must warn that you need to have a crime of responsibility for impeachment of the president.

4. Rebecca Williams:

   This is why I think the development of a reliable national digital vaccine passport app is very important for the sake of all the organizations and businesses that want to require proof of vaccination for employees, students, or business patrons.

5. Benny Tai:

   The government that uses police batons to maintain its authority is a government that is beyond reason, for the sake of the occupier safety and for the sake of the original intention of love and peace, as we prepare to surrender, we three urge students to retreat, to put down deep roots in the community and transform the movement to extend the spirit of the umbrella movement.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SAKE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sake
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SAKE
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SAKE
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SAKE
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SAKE
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html