sacrifices

• atonement
• cede
• consecrates
• contributions
• dedicates
• deduction
• devotes
• discount
• donations
• drop
• endure
• eschew
• forfeit
• forgo
• gives
• hands over
• holocausts
• immolate
• immolates
• immolations
• kiss goodbye
• libation
• libations
• lose
• oblation
• oblations
• offer
• offer up
• offering
• offerings
• offers
• part with
• penance
• propitiations
• reduction
• renounce
• reparation
• resign oneself to
• sacrificial lamb
• spare
• suffer
• surrender
• surrenders
• victims
• waive
• yield
• yields

• continue
• deny
• disallow
• fight
• gain
• hold
• increase
• keep
• refuse
• reject
• rise
• win
• withhold

• noun
  1. The offering of anything to a god; a consecratory rite.
  2. The destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; the devotion of something desirable to something higher, or to a calling deemed more pressing.
  3. Something sacrificed.
  4. A loss of profit.
  5. A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
• verb
  1. To offer (something) as a gift to a deity.
  2. To give away (something valuable) to get at least a possibility of gaining something else of value (such as self-respect, trust, love, freedom, prosperity), or to avoid an even greater loss.
  3. To trade (a value of higher worth) for something of lesser worth in order to gain something else valued more, such as an ally or business relationship, or to avoid an even greater loss; to sell without profit to gain something other than money.
  4. To intentionally give up (a piece) in order to improve one’s position on the board.
  5. To advance (a runner on base) by batting the ball so it can be caught or fielded, placing the batter out, but with insufficient time to put the runner out.
  6. To sell at a price less than the cost or actual value.
  7. To destroy; to kill.

• Families often make significant sacrifices to provide better opportunities for their children.
• The team celebrated their victory, acknowledging the collective sacrifices that led to success.
• Throughout history, individuals have made personal sacrifices for the greater good of society.
• In times of crisis, communities come together, making shared sacrifices to overcome challenges.
• The journey to success is paved with hard work, dedication, and countless sacrifices along the way.

abandons

oblations

• contributions
• donations
• holocausts
• immolations
• libations
• offerings
• propitiations
• sacrifices
• victims

fairings

lagniappes

walks away from

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