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sacrifice

noun
  1. (baseball) an out that advances the base runners
  2. the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
    forfeitforfeiture
  3. the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
    ritual killing
  4. personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
  5. a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
    “I had to sell my car at a considerable sacrifice.”
verb
  1. kill or destroy
    “The animals were sacrificed after the experiment”
  2. make a sacrifice of
  3. endure the loss of
    give
  4. sell at a loss