sacrifice vs sell

sell vs sacrifice

sacrifice and sell both are nouns.

sacrifice and sell both are verbs.

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

As verbs, sell is a hypernym of sacrifice; that is, sell is a word with a broader meaning than sacrifice:

sacrifice: sell at a loss
sell: exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

sacrifice (noun)	sell (noun)
the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity	the activity of persuading someone to buy
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
(baseball) an out that advances the base runners
personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value

sacrifice (verb)	sell (verb)
kill or destroy	persuade somebody to accept something
endure the loss of	exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals	do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
sell at a loss	give up for a price or reward
	deliver to an enemy by treachery
	be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
	be responsible for the sale of
	be approved of or gain acceptance

Difference between sacrifice and sell

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