sacrifice

The offering of anything to a god; a consecratory rite.

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.

(baseball) A play in which the batter is intentionally out so that one or more runners can advance around the bases.

Something sacrificed.

A loss of profit.

(slang, dated) A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.