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Nov 30, 2009
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low•ball



Pronunciation: (lō'bôl"), [key]
—n.
Cards.a game of draw poker in which the player having the lowest-ranking hand wins the pot.

—v.t.
1. to deliberately estimate a lower price for (a service or merchandise) than one intends to charge: to lowball the cost of a move.
2. to give a false estimate or bid for.

—v.i.
to engage in lowballing.

—adj.
engaged in or characteristic of lowballing: a lowball bid.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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