Lexic.us

Definition of Lowball

1. Verb. Make a deliberately low estimate. "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"

Definition of Lowball

1. Noun. The position of the ball on an American railroad ball signal that indicated '''Stop'''. ¹

2. Noun. (poker) A form of poker in which the lowest-ranking poker hand wins the pot. Usually the ace is the lowest-ranking card, straights and flushes do not count making the best possible hand being A, 2, 3, 4, 5 regardless of suits (in contrast to deuce-to-seven lowball.) ¹

3. Noun. A form of cribbage in which the first to score 121 (or 61) is the loser. ¹

4. Noun. An unmixed alcohol drink served on ice or water in a short glass. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To give (a customer) a deceptively low price or cost estimate that one has no intention of honoring or to prepare a cost estimate deliberately and misleadingly low. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To make an offer well below an item's true value, often to take advantage of the seller's desperation or desire to sell the item quickly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lowball

1. to give a customer a deceptively low price [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lowball

Literary usage of Lowball

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hackoff.com: An Historic Murder Mystery Set in the Internet Bubble and Rubble by Tom Evslin (2006)
""We'll learn that they made a lowball offer. And since when are you a lawyer?" "We already knew they'd make a lowball offer. We knew that before we came. ..."

2. How to Make Insurance Companies Pay Your Claims by William M. Shernoff (1990)
"you a lowball estimate if you do not provide them with such relevant information. Insurance companies must consider all information you present them. ..."

3. A Very Public Offering: A Rebel's Story of Business Excess, Success, and by Stephan Paternot, Andrew Essex (2001)
"I don't mean to lowball you. I'll need to talk to Ed and my staff about this." They actually went to another room to do so. Sitting in silence, Todd got ..."

4. Successful Independent Consulting: Turn Your Career Experience Into a by Douglas Florzak (1999)
"If you did your homework and established an intelligent rate for agencies, you don't need to waste time with agencies that lowball you on rates. ..."

5. Personal Finance by Robert S. Rosefsky (2001)
"These include: • The lowball estimate An overzealous sales representative from a moving company may give you an estimate on the cost of the move that is ..."

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