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Definition of Lowball
1. Verb. Make a deliberately low estimate. "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"
Generic synonyms: Approximate, Estimate, Gauge, Guess, Judge
Derivative terms: Underestimate, Underestimation
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]
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