to give up something of value for the sake of other considerations

farm animal; livestock

a person or thing sacrificed or treated as expendable for a cause or by others

animals used for their physical strength, such as mules or oxen; beasts of burden

person who is treated as a sacrificial pawn or deemed replaceable in a strategy

to heroically sacrifice one's life

the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig; later pig, chicken and fish)

animal or meat offerings presented during religious or ritual ceremonies

sacrifice hit (in sports, e.g. baseball)

body of an animal or human killed sacrificially

an animal used for a ritual sacrifice