n.
1.the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
2.personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
3.a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
4.the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
5.(sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners sacrifice v.
1.endure the loss of
2.kill or destroy
3.sell at a loss
4.make a sacrifice of
Idiom of the Day
ring up (something) or ring (something) up
to add and record a sale on a cash register
I went to the cash register so the clerk could ring up the items that I had bought.
