Verb: lowball 'low,bol
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- Make a deliberately low estimate
"The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed";
- underestimate
Usage: informal
- Deliberately and unrealistically low
"The lowball estimate didn't include any contingencies"
Derived forms: lowballing, lowballed, lowballs
Type of: approximate, estimate, gauge, judge
Encyclopedia: Lowball