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1.nounThe offering of anything to a god; a consecratory rite.
2.nounThe destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; the devotion of something desirable to something higher, or to a calling deemed more pressing."the sacrifice of one's spare time in order to volunteer"
3.nounSomething sacrificed.
4.nounA loss of profit.
5.nounA sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
6.verbTo offer (something) as a gift to a deity.
7.verbTo give away (something valuable) to get at least a possibility of gaining something else of value (such as self-respect, trust, love, freedom, prosperity), or to avoid an even greater loss."Venison has many advantages over meat from factory farms, although it still requires a hunter to sacrifice the life of a deer."
8.verbTo trade (a value of higher worth) for something of lesser worth in order to gain something else valued more, such as an ally or business relationship, or to avoid an even greater loss; to sell without profit to gain something other than money.
9.verbTo intentionally give up (a piece) in order to improve one’s position on the board.
10.verbTo advance (a runner on base) by batting the ball so it can be caught or fielded, placing the batter out, but with insufficient time to put the runner out.
11.verbTo sell at a price less than the cost or actual value.
12.verbTo destroy; to kill.