Definition of lowball Lowball

low•ball

We found 9 definitions of lowball from 3 different sources.

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What does lowball mean?

WordNet

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Verb

lowballs, lowballing, lowballed  

lowball - make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"
  underestimate
  approximate, estimate, guess, judge, gauge be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"
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  • lowball (Noun)
    The position of the ball on an American railroad ball signal that indicated Stop.
  • lowball (Noun)
    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.
  • lowball (Noun)
    A form of cribbage in which the first to score 121 or 61 is the loser.
  • lowball (Noun)
    An unmixed alcohol drink served on ice or water in a short glass.
  • lowball (Verb)
    To give an intentionally low estimate of anything, not necessarily with deceptive intent.
  • lowball (Verb)
    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.
  • lowball (Verb)
    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.

Part of speech

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  • lowball, verb, present, 1st person singular of lowball (infinitive).
  • lowball, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

Word frequency

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Sign Language

lowball in sign language
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