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to give up something that is valuable to you in order to achieve something: There are thousands of men ready to sacrifice their lives for their country. sacrifice verb [T] (KILL) to kill an animal and offer it to a god in a religious ceremony. (Definition of sacrifice from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
n. 1. a. The act of offering something to a deity in propitiation or homage, especially the ritual slaughter of an animal or a person. b. A victim offered in this way. 2. a. The act of giving up something highly valued for the sake of something else considered to have a greater value or claim: Social activism often involves tremendous sacrifice. b.
sacrifice noun [C or U] (GIVING UP) C1. the act of giving up something that is valuable to you in order to help someone else: make a sacrifice We had to make sacrifices in order to pay for our children's education. at great sacrifice They cared for their disabled son for 27 years, at great personal sacrifice.
