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sacrifice

/ˈsækrɪfaɪs/

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Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    The act of giving up something highly valued for the sake of something else considered more important.

    “The team's success was a result of many personal sacrifices by the players.”

verb
  1. 1

    To give up something important or valuable to you in order to help another person or achieve something.

    “He had to sacrifice his vacation time to help his family move house.”

See Also

surrenderforfeitofferingdedicationcompromiseloss