Definition of Lowball

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

Exact synonyms: Underestimate
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]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lowball

low side
low sodium syndrome
low spinal anaesthesia
low spirits
low status
low temperature
low temperature flexibility
low tension glaucoma
low tide
low tides
low tone deafness
low water
low wine
lowan
lowans
lowball (current term)
lowballed
lowballer
lowballers
lowballing
lowbie
lowbies
lowborn
lowboy
lowboys
lowbred
lowbrow
lowbrowed
lowbrows

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