The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another, or from one state to another.
the process of transferring an ongoing call or data session from one channel connected to the core network to another channel.
The transfer of goods from the dealer to the purchaser, often of illegal goods.
the process of transferring satellite control responsibility from one earth station to another without loss or interruption of service.
The information passed on in such a case.
The destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; the devotion of something desirable to something higher, or to a calling deemed more pressing.
A loss of profit.
The offering of anything to a god; a consecratory rite.
Something sacrificed.
A play in which the batter is intentionally out so that one or more runners can advance around the bases.
To advance (a runner on base) by batting the ball so it can be fielded, placing the batter out, but with insufficient time to put the runner out.
To offer (something) as a gift to a deity.
To give away (something valuable) to get at least a possibility of gaining something else of value (such as self-respect, trust, love, freedom, prosperity), or to avoid an even greater loss.
To intentionally give up (a piece) in order to improve one’s position on the board.
To destroy; to kill.
To trade (a value of higher worth) for something of lesser worth in order to gain something else valued more, such as an ally or business relationship, or to avoid an even greater loss; to sell without profit to gain something other than money.
To kill a test animal for autopsy.