sacrifice

Noun

• (baseball) an out that advances the base runners

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

• a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
  • he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice
    

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

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

Verb

• make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals

• sell at a loss

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

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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  ritual killing , forfeit , forfeiture , give