to lowball

Examples

• All

• If the going rate is $15 per phone, then Apple is clearly lowballing, posturing, and not serious about settling.

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• If you know for a fact that you are being 'lowballed', then stand your ground.

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• But he looks like the type of guy That would lowball me.

  Play the Game (2009)

• What if you lowball yourself?

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• You're sitting here like some used car salesman trying to lowball me.

  The Salton Sea (2002)

• One fool actually lowballed her upper limit and found a more affordable home as a result.

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• If Angelo tries to lowball Denver, then he will once again shoot himself in the foot.

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• I'm sure the 75% comment was lowballing it!

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• I suspect you're lowballing the estimate by a factor of three to five.

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• Guys, it's business, and until DirectTV sees a monetary reason to do so, they will try to lowball PAC 12 networks.

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Synonyms

U

to underestimate

vsto lowball

299 3.1

To think someone or something is less important than they really are

is about deliberately low offers in negotiation, not general low judgment

U

to undercut

vsto lowball

28 4.4

Sell goods or services at a lower price than a competitor

is a deliberately extreme low offer used to gain negotiation leverage

U

to underrate

vsto lowball

3 3.7

To think someone has less ability or importance than they really have

applies instead to giving a much lower figure to gain advantage

U

to underprice

vsto lowball

3 5.2

Sell something for less than its normal market price

is an intentional extreme low estimate used to gain advantage in talks

U

to undervalue

vsto lowball

2 4.1

Give a lower price than it really is worth

focuses on making an offer much lower to gain bargaining advantage

U

to underbid

vsto lowball

1 5.9

Offer to do work or sell something for a lower price than others to win a contract

is a deliberately very low offer aimed at gaining bargaining advantage

U

to underquote

vsto lowball

7.7

To offer a lower price than other companies to win work

deliberately gives a much lower figure to gain negotiation advantage

Antonyms

H

to highball

• Informal

1 7.9

To ask for a price higher than is fair

How Low

to lowball

• Informal

8 7.5

to underbid

1 5.9

to undercut

28 4.4

price cut

3 1.4

Surface Forms

Etymology