| NOUN | attribute | sake, interest | a reason for wanting something done |
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| food | sake, saki, rice beer | Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice | |
| cognition | sake | the purpose of achieving or obtaining |
| Sounds | sey'k | |
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| Rhymes | ache ... wake / Wake: 58 rhymes with eyk... | |
| Meaning | A reason for wanting something done. | |
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| Synonym | interest | |
| Narrower | behalf | For someone's benefit (usually expressed as 'in behalf' rather than 'on behalf' and usually with a possessive) |
| Broader | benefit, welfare | Something that aids or promotes well-being |
| Spanish | beneficio, bien, interés, provecho | |
| Catalan | bé, benefici, profit | |
| Meaning | Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot. | |
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| Synonyms | saki, rice beer | |
| Region | Japan, Nippon, Nihon | A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago |
| Broader | alcohol, alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriant | A liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent |
| Substance of | rice | annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses |
| Spanish | sake, saké | |
| Catalan | sake | |
| Meaning | The purpose of achieving or obtaining. | |
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| Example | "for the sake of argument" | |
| Broader | purpose, intent, intention, aim, design | An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions |
| Spanish | motivo | |
| Catalan | motiu | |
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