sacrifice
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
:
sacrificio
- At Crystal Waters, we ate fresh, local, organic vegetables that made every alternative a culinary sacrifice.
- a financial sacrifice
How do you thank a veteran for the sacrifices that their friends made?
- How do you thank a veteran for the sacrifices that their friends made?
- But for the communal narcissist, being lauded and praised for their sacrifices and being held on a pedestal for being so giving is the win for them.
- And like, man, I'm grateful for those people because only through the, the the micro sacrifice do we have macro protection.
- But humans make trades and humans make sacrifices.
- There were a lot of a lot of sacrifices.
- And we'd so appreciate your sacrifice.
Examples
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Most people think about sacrifice as a net loss.
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From the very first, sacrifice has been a central concern.
Academic text (1997) -
But because of their struggle, their sacrifice, I received a great gift.
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This is a huge sacrifice, and it's not really worth it if your heart's not in it.
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But I think all the sacrifices are made.
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How do you thank a veteran for the sacrifices that their friends made?
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All we have to do is accept this sacrifice, and our souls will be washed clean.
Academic text (1994) -
The road is very challenging, and at the end of the day, one has made infinite sacrifices for nothing.
Academic text (2017) -
Teaching and doing show-and-tells were small sacrifices for continuing the research.
Fiction book (2002) -
He made a great sacrifice when he sold his car to pay for his daughter's education.
Synonyms
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4.1
Something given up in a negotiation to reach an agreement
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4.9
Giving up your own comfort and needs to help other people
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8.0
Losing property, such as money or a house, as a penalty for doing something wrong
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8.2
The act of giving up a right, position, or responsibility
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7.7
Giving up a right, job, or thing you own
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7.4
Giving up someone or something and leaving them behind
Compounds
- Jargon
3
6.7
A caught fly ball that lets a player on base score while it puts the batter out
A Muslim festival when families sacrifice an animal and share meat with the poor
- Offensive
An attack in which a person kills or injures others and also dies, usually using a bomb
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Sacrifice as a noun for a loss comes from the Latin idea of an 'offering' (sacer 'holy' + facere 'to make'), so it can mean giving up or losing something of value. That is why we use it for selling at less than something is worth or for losing something for a purpose.