for\ the\ sake\ of

for\ the\ sake\ of
adv. phr.
On behalf of; for the benefit of.

For the sake of truth and freedom, Dr. Sakharov, the Soviet dissident, was willing to be banished from Moscow.

"Do it for my sake, please!" Tom begged.

Syn.: for one's sake

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