low-ball or low·ball (l  bôl )tr.v. low-balled or low·balled, low-bal·ling or low·bal·ling, low-balls or low·balls Slang To underestimate or understate (a cost) deliberately: "He often took illegal cash payments from developers in return for . . . low-balling the cost of construction and renovation work" (Boston Globe). [From the card game of the same name.] low -ball adj. |
lowball [ˈləʊˌbɔːl]
n
1. (Group Games / Card Games) a game of poker in which the player with the lowest hand wins
2. (Business / Commerce)
a. a very low estimate or offer
b. (as modifier) a lowball bid
vb (tr)
(Business / Commerce) to make a very low estimate or offer for (a service, product, company, etc.)
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. |  lowball - make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" |
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