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n the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. n personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) n a loss entailed by …

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