loss vs sacrifice

loss and sacrifice both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
loss	Yes	No	No	No
sacrifice	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sacrifice is a hyponym of loss; that is, sacrifice is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than loss:

loss: military personnel lost by death or capture
sacrifice: personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)

Other hyponyms of loss include combat injury, injury, wound.

As nouns, sacrifice is a hyponym of loss; that is, sacrifice is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than loss:

loss: something that is lost
sacrifice: a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value

Other hyponyms of loss include forfeit, forfeiture, financial loss, wastage.

loss (noun)	sacrifice (noun)
the act of losing someone or something	the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
the disadvantage that results from losing something	the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
military personnel lost by death or capture	(baseball) an out that advances the base runners
the experience of losing a loved one	personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
euphemistic expressions for death	a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
something that is lost
gradual decline in amount or activity

loss (verb)	sacrifice (verb)
	kill or destroy
	endure the loss of
	make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
	sell at a loss