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lowball

[loh-bawl]

noun

  1. Cards.a game of draw poker in which the player having the lowest-ranking hand wins the pot.



verb (used with object)

  1. to deliberately estimate a lower low 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.

verb (used without object)

  1. to engage in lowballing.

adjective

  1. engaged in or characteristic of lowballing.

    a lowball bid.

lowball

/ ˈəʊˌɔː /

noun

  1. a game of poker in which the player with the lowest hand wins

    1. a very low estimate or offer

    2. ( as modifier )

      a lowball bid

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to make a very low estimate or offer for (a service, product, company, etc)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lowball1

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And that may be a lowball estimate, according to the American Security Project.

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Fire victims say disputes have involved, among other things, inspection and remediation of contaminants in homes and on properties, delayed coverage of temporary lodging expenses, and what many consider lowball payouts for losses.

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Davis said that for the last three months, State Farm has “delayed, stonewalled and denied us the help that we’re entitled to,” deploying one inexperienced adjuster after another to lowball her property value.

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O’Brien even lobbed a few lowball jokes about AI and Amazon into the crowd, but nothing that left the audience doubled over in laughter.

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The masses are eager to see their favorite starlet shine bright again, and it’s time to pursue a project that isn’t tailor-made for Jimmy Fallon’s lowball questions and dated references.

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