sell vs sacrifice

sacrifice vs sell

sell and sacrifice both are nouns.

sell and sacrifice both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of sell include clear, negociate, scalp, bootleg, sell short, remainder, resell, syndicate, deaccession, sell off, fob off, foist off, palm off, realise, realize, auction, auction off, auctioneer, retail, wholesale, dump, underprice, undercut, undersell, dispose, move, prostitute.

sell (noun)	sacrifice (noun)
the activity of persuading someone to buy	the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
	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

sell (verb)	sacrifice (verb)
persuade somebody to accept something	kill or destroy
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent	endure the loss of
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood	make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
give up for a price or reward	sell at a loss
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 sell and sacrifice

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