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