sacrifice


Meanings

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


Scrabble Score: 16

sacrifice is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

sacrifice is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

sacrifice is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 18

sacrifice is a valid Words With Friends word