for argument's sake

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• Poetry for Poetry's Sake — Poetry for Poetry’s Sake was an inaugural lecture given at Oxford University by the English literary scholar Andrew Cecil Bradley on June 5, 1901 and published the same year by Oxford at the Clarendon Press. The topic of the speech is the role of …   Wikipedia

• for the sake of something — 1) for the purpose of doing, getting, or achieving something for the sake of something: I hope you re not doing this just for the sake of the money. for something s sake: For clarity s sake, I d like to reword my statement. 2) for the sake of… …   English dictionary

• sake — [ seık ] noun count usually singular ** 1. ) the benefit or good of someone or something: for someone s sake: We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned. for the sake of something: The regulation is not just for the protection of the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sake — sake1 W3S2 [seık] n [U] 1.) for the sake of sb/sth also for sb s/sth s sake in order to help, improve, or please someone or something ▪ He moved to the seaside for the sake of his health. ▪ I only went for Kay s sake. ▪ I hope he s told the truth …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sake — 1 /seIk/ noun (U) 1 for the sake of in order to help, improve, or please someone or something: He moved to the seaside for the sake of his health. | I only went for Kay s sake. | for sb s own sake (=because it will be good for them): I hope he s… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sake — [[t]se͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦♦ sakes 1) PHRASE: PHR n If you do something for the sake of something, you do it for that purpose or in order to achieve that result. You can also say that you do it for something s sake. Let s assume for the sake of argument… …   English dictionary

• sake — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, dispute, guilt, purpose, from Old English sacu guilt, action at law; akin to Old High German sahha action at law, cause, Old English sēcan to seek more at seek Date: 13th century 1. end, purpose < for the sake… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sake — noun /seɪk/ a) cause, interest or account For the sake of argument b) purpose or end; reason For old times sake Syn …   Wiktionary

• for the sake of something doing something — for the sake of sth/of doing sth idiom in order to get or keep sth • The translation sacrifices naturalness for the sake of accuracy. • She gave up smoking for the sake of her health. • Don t get married just for the sake of it …   Useful english dictionary

• for the sake of of doing something — for the sake of sth/of doing sth idiom in order to get or keep sth • The translation sacrifices naturalness for the sake of accuracy. • She gave up smoking for the sake of her health. • Don t get married just for the sake of it …   Useful english dictionary

• for the sake of argument — index arguendo Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary