Sacrifice

noun

'sæcrə,faɪs

Noun

a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
“he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice”
Type of:Loss
the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
Type of:KillingKill
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
Similar:Forfeit Forfeiture
Type of:ActDeed
(baseball) an out that advances the base runners
Type of:Putout
personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
Type of:Loss

kill or destroy
“The animals were sacrificed after the experiment”
“The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment”
Type of:Kill
endure the loss of
Similar:Give
Type of:ReleaseFreeRelinquish
make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
Type of:Offer
sell at a loss
Type of:Sell