The noun sacrifice has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice -- (the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.)
2. (1) sacrifice -- (personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective))
3. sacrifice -- (a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice")
4. sacrifice, ritual killing -- (the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity)
5. sacrifice -- ((sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners)
Overview of verb sacrifice
The verb sacrifice has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (10) sacrifice, give -- (endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war")
2. (1) sacrifice -- (kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment")
3. sacrifice -- (sell at a loss)
4. sacrifice -- (make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals)