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Meaning
means
(noun) the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice
means
(noun) personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
sacrifice
means
(noun) a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"
sacrifice
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(noun) the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
ritual killing, sacrifice
means
(noun) (baseball) an out that advances the base runners
sacrifice
means
(verb) endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
sacrifice, give
means
(verb) kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"
sacrifice
means
(verb) sell at a loss
sacrifice
means
(verb) make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
sacrifice
means
e/Sacrifice (chess)
means
e/Sacrifice
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