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Sake

/ˈsɑːik/

A reason or purpose for doing something; often used to express a motive or justification.

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"Sakes alive, why should not we?" cried Aunt Plumy.

"Treat him kindly, Giles – for my sake."

For heaven's sake!

Derived from Old English sacu, meaning a cause or suit of law, and later evolved through Middle English denoting strife or matter of concern.

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