sacrifice

IPA: sˈækrʌfaɪs

The offering of anything to a god; a consecratory rite.
The 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.
(baseball) A play in which the batter is intentionally out so that one or more runners can advance around the bases.
Something sacrificed.
A loss of profit.
(slang, dated) A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.

(transitive, intransitive) To offer (something) as a gift to a deity.
(transitive) To 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.
(transitive) To 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.
(transitive, chess) To intentionally give up (a piece) in order to improve one’s position on the board.
(transitive, baseball) To advance (a runner on base) by batting the ball so it can be fielded, placing the batter out, but with insufficient time to put the runner out.
(dated, tradesmen's slang) To sell at a price less than the cost or actual value.
To destroy; to kill.
(medicine) To kill a test animal for autopsy.

Examples of "sacrifice" in Sentences

It is the willingness to sacrifice.
Fascism is the sacrifice of the individual for the state.
Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven.
The person who offered the sacrifice had to avert his face.
The sacrifices and offerings were designed to serve the gods.
I offer myself sacrifice to the hatred of the Enemies of France.
The practice of religion may be characterised as offering and sacrifice.
Sacrifices performed by women are inauspicious and not acceptable to god.
The congregation anoint Solomon and Zadok the priest make sacrifices to God.
Football is like life it requires perseverance, self denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect.