SACRIFICE

/ˈsækɹɪfaɪs/ ► audio Scrabble 16 Words With Friends 18

Definition

verb endure the loss of. — synonyms: give
verb kill or destroy.
verb sell at a loss.
verb make a sacrifice of.
noun the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.. — synonyms: forfeit, forfeiture
noun personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective).
noun a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value.
noun the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity. — synonyms: ritual_killing
noun (baseball) an out that advances the base runners.

“the sacrifice of one's spare time in order to volunteer”
“Venison has many advantages over meat from factory farms, although it still requires a hunter to sacrifice the life of a deer.”