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for name's sake

for name's sake prepositional phrase: in name only.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (India) in name only

Questions about for name's sake

What does for name's sake mean?
For name's sake means in name only.
What part of speech is for name's sake?
For name's sake is a prepositional phrase.

Words near for name's sake in the dictionary

  1. for me and not for thee
  2. for mercy's sake
  3. for my money
  4. for my sins
  5. for myself
  6. for name's sake
  7. for no good reason
  8. for nothing
  9. for now
  10. for old sake's sake
  11. for old time's sake

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