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sacrifice

Noun

the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

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• forfeit
• forfeiture
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Noun

personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)

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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"

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Noun

the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity

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• sacrifice
• ritual killing

Noun

(baseball) an out that advances the base runners

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Verb

endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"

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• give

Verb

kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"

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Verb

sell at a loss

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Verb

make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals

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