saké

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noun

a Japanese fermented, mildly alcoholic beverage made from rice.

Also, sa·ké, saki.

Origin:
1680–90; < Japanese sake(y), earlier *sakai

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sake¹ (seɪk)

—n
1.	benefit or interest (esp in the phrase for (someone'sorone's own) sake)
2.	the purpose of obtaining or achieving (esp in the phrase for the sake of (something))
3.	used in various exclamations of impatience, urgency, etc: for heaven's sake; for pete's sake

[C13 (in the phrase for the sake of, probably from legal usage): from Old English sacu lawsuit (hence, a cause); related to Old Norse sok, German Sache matter]

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sake, saké or saki² (ˈsækɪ)

—n
	a Japanese alcoholic drink made from fermented rice

[C17: from Japanese]

saké, saké or saki²

—n

[C17: from Japanese]

saki, saké or saki²

—n

[C17: from Japanese]

sake, saké or saki² (ˈsækɪ)

—n
	a Japanese alcoholic drink made from fermented rice

[C17: from Japanese]

saké, saké or saki²

—n

[C17: from Japanese]

saki, saké or saki²

—n

[C17: from Japanese]

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Word Origin & History

sake

"Japanese rice liquor," 1687, from Japanese sake, lit. "alcohol."

sake

"purpose," O.E. sacu "a cause at law, crime, dispute, guilt," from P.Gmc. *sako "affair, thing, charge, accusation" (cf. O.N. sök "charge, lawsuit, effect, cause," O.Fris. seke "strife, dispute, matter, thing," Du. zaak, Ger. sache "thing, matter, affair, cause"), from PIE base *sag- "to investigate"

(cf. O.E. secan, Goth. sokjan "to seek;" see seek). Much of the word's original meaning has been taken over by case, cause, and it survives largely in phrases for the sake of (early 13c.) and for _______'s sake (c.1300, originally for God's sake), both probably are from O.N., as these forms have not been found in O.E.

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But there is no single known fact in his life to support the conclusion that he

changed his faith for the sake of gain.

There is no reason to subject people to that radiation for the sake of

convenience.

The brain will make up memories for the sake of a good story.

He who wishes to preserve his life at others' expense should also, when it is

necessary, be ready to give it up for their sake.