What does sake mean?
Definitions for sake
ˈsɑ kisake
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
sake, saki, rice beernoun
Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
sakenoun
the purpose of achieving or obtaining
"for the sake of argument"
Wiktionary
sakénoun
Rice wine; a drink made from filtered fermented rice.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sakenoun
Etymology: sac , Saxon; saecke, Dutch.
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.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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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 Dictionary
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
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.]
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
Sake
sak′e, n. a Japanese fermented liquor made from rice: a generic name for all spirituous liquors.
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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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sake' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3262
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sake' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1946
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sake' in Nouns Frequency: #1312
Anagrams for sake »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sake in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sake in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of sake in a Sentence
Governments are claiming these places are protected for the sake of nature when in reality they aren't.
Harry and William have been doing this job for long enough now that they know that they’ve got to put, if you like, occasional private grievances… aside for the sake of getting on with the job.
Four of the seven largest EU nations have replaced conservative governments and the UK is leaving the bloc, something is off here, for Pete's sake. The EPP has lost the confidence of the citizens.
A state is not a mere society, having a common place, established for the prevention of mutual crime and for the sake of exchange...Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship.
We love the precepts for the teacher's sake.
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- ساكيArabic
- сакеBulgarian
- skyldDanish
- SakeGerman
- sakeoEsperanto
- sake, causa, motivo, razón, bienSpanish
- sakeFinnish
- sakéFrench
- סאקהHebrew
- szakéHungarian
- սակեArmenian
- sakeIndonesian
- sake, hrísgrjónavín, í þáguIcelandic
- sakèItalian
- 清酒, 日本酒, 酒Japanese
- ប្រយោជន៍Khmer
- 일본주, 술, 日本酒Korean
- grātiaLatin
- sakėLithuanian
- сакеMacedonian
- sakeMalay
- sake, belang, -halve, wille, wilDutch
- skyld, sakeNorwegian
- sakePolish
- sake, saqué, razão, bem, motivo, causaPortuguese
- сакэ, сакеRussian
- sakeSwedish
- మాటTelugu
- sakeTurkish
- sakeVietnamese
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