Sake

n.	1.	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. Moved with wrath and shame and ladies' sake. - Spenser. I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake. - Gen. viii. 21. Will he draw out, For anger's sake, finite to infinite? - Milton. Knowledge is for the sake of man, and not man for the sake of knowledge. - Sir W. Hamilton.
	1.	a traditional alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice.

Noun	1.	sake - 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" Synonyms: interest
	2.	sake - Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot Synonyms: rice beer, saki
	3.	sake - the purpose of achieving or obtaining; "for the sake of argument"

account, advantage, aim, ambition, animus, aspiration, basis, behalf, calling, cause, consideration, counsel, desideration, desideratum, design, desire, determination, effect, fixed purpose, function, gain, goal, good, ground, guiding light, guiding star, idea, ideal, inspiration, intendment, intent, intention, lodestar, mainspring, matter, meaning, mind, nisus, objectives, plan, point, principle, profit, project, proposal, prospectus, purposes, reasons, resolution, resolve, score, source, spring, striving, study, ulterior motive, view, vocation, welfare, well-being, will

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