Meaning & Definition of Sacrifice in English

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

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

3. 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. The act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity

5. (baseball) an out that advances the base runners

1. Endure the loss of

• "He gave his life for his children"

• "I gave two sons to the war"

2. Kill or destroy

• "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"

• "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"

3. Sell at a loss

4. Make a sacrifice of

• In religious rituals