(v) :
to offer as a gift to a deity; to give away more or less altruistically something valuable to get at least a possibility to gain something else of value (such as self-respect, trust, love, freedom, prosperity), or to avoid an even greater loss
""If you trade a penny for a dollar, it is not a sacrifice, if you trade a dollar for a penny, it is." - From the book Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand."
(n) :
something sacrificed; a play in which the batter is intentionally out in order that runners can advance around the bases
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(v) :
to offer as a gift to a deity; to give away more or less altruistically something valuable to get at least a possibility to gain something else of value (such as self-respect, trust, love, freedom, prosperity), or to avoid an even greater loss
""If you trade a penny for a dollar, it is not a sacrifice, if you trade a dollar for a penny, it is." - From the book Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand."
(n) :
something sacrificed; a play in which the batter is intentionally out in order that runners can advance around the bases