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Meaning of
sacrifice
in English
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Plural
sacrifices
Past Tense
sacrificed
Participle Verb
sacrificing
Third Person Singular
sacrifices
Definitions
Noun
giving
up
something
valuable
;
for
a
greater
purpose
The
company
made
a
sacrifice
by
laying
off
employees
to
stay
afloat
during
the
recession
.
destruction
for
a
higher
purpose
;
devotion
to
a
calling
The
artist's
sacrifice
of
her
personal
life
was
evident
in
her
devoted
work
.
a
strategic
play
in
baseball
The
general
was
forced
to
sacrifice
a
small
unit
to
save
the
rest
of
the
army
.
a
play
where
a
batter
advances
runners
at
a
cost
The
baseball
player
made
a
sacrifice
fly
to
advance
the
runner
to
the
next
base
.
a
bid
unlikely
to
be
fulfilled
;
to
minimize
penalties
The
company
is
willing
to
make
a
sacrifice
to
meet
the
project
deadline
.
selling
at
a
loss
;
incurring
financial
deficit
The
store
is
offering
a
sacrifice
sale
on
discontinued
products
to
clear
inventory
.
giving
up
something
valuable
;
improving
position
The
team's
sacrifice
of
their
best
player
led
to
a
better
team
dynamic
.
Verb
giving
up
value
for
potential
gain
The
company
is
willing
to
sacrifice
some
of
its
short-term
gains
for
long-term
success
.
trading
something
valuable
for
a
greater
benefit
The
team
made
a
sacrifice
by
trading
their
best
player
to
get
a
stronger
team
.
to
yield
a
piece
for
strategic
gain
;
improve
position
The
chess
player
decided
to
sacrifice
a
piece
to
gain
a
strategic
advantage
.
offering
to
a
deity
(
human
,
animal
,
object
)
In
ancient
times
,
people
would
sacrifice
animals
to
their
gods
.
destroying
for
a
greater
goal
The
general
was
willing
to
sacrifice
a
small
unit
to
destroy
the
enemy's
headquarters
.
advancing
runners
at
the
cost
of
being
put
out
The
batter
sacrifice
bunted
the
ball
to
advance
the
runner
to
the
next
base
.
to
sell
at
a
loss
;
incur
monetary
loss
The
company
will
sacrifice
some
of
its
profits
to
invest
in
new
technology
.
to
intentionally
lose
a
piece
for
strategic
gain
The
chess
player
decided
to
sacrifice
a
pawn
to
put
her
opponent's
king
in
check
.
to
advance
a
runner
by
batting
the
ball
for
an
out
The
manager
instructed
the
player
to
sacrifice
a
fly
ball
to
advance
the
runner
.
to
destroy
or
kill
something
The
general
was
forced
to
sacrifice
some
of
his
troops
to
destroy
the
enemy's
stronghold
.
to
advance
a
runner
by
hitting
;
batter
is
put
out
The
batter
sacrifice
hit
the
ball
to
advance
the
runner
to
the
next
base
.
to
sell
below
cost
or
value
to
kill
an
animal
for
medical
examination
The
researcher
had
to
sacrifice
several
mice
for
the
experiment
to
test
the
new
vaccine
.
