Akademik

1. verb

a) To offer (something) as a gift to a deity.

b) To give away (something valuable) to get at least a possibility to gain something else of value (such as self-respect, trust, love, freedom, prosperity), or to avoid an even greater loss.

Syn: sell, at a loss

2. noun

a) Something sacrificed.

b) A play in which the batter is intentionally out in order that runners can advance around the bases.