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1. (noun)
forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
2. (noun)
sacrifice
personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
3. (noun)
sacrifice
a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
"he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"
4. (noun)
sacrifice, ritual killing
the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
5. (noun)
sacrifice
(baseball) an out that advances the base runners
6. (verb)
sacrifice, give
endure the loss of
"He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
7. (verb)
sacrifice
kill or destroy
"The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"
8. (verb)
sacrifice
sell at a loss
9. (verb)
sacrifice
make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
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