sake
[seɪk]noun
| 1. |   [benefit, advantage]
 for the sake of sb jm zuliebe for my/your sake mir/dir zuliebe  | 
| 2. |   [purpose]
 for the sake of peace/your health um des Friedens/deiner Gesundheit willen let us say, for the sake of argument, that … sagen wir spaßeshalber, dass … for the sake of a few pounds wegen ein paar Pfund  | 
| 3. |   (phrase) 
 he likes to argue for its own sake er streitet einfach gern for God's or Heaven's sake! um Gottes willen!  | 
                            
                            
                            
                            
        
            
            
                
                