lowball: Meaning and Definition of

low•ball

Pronunciation: (lō'bôl"), [key]
— n.
  1. 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.
  1. to engage in lowballing.
—adj.
  1. 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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