lowballed; lowballing; lowballs
1
: to give (a customer) a deceptively low price or cost estimate
2
: to give a markedly or unfairly low offer
lowballed him in contract negotiations
lowball
noun
Examples of lowball in a Sentence
It became clear that the contractor had lowballed us on the cost of materials.
Management lowballed him in contract negotiations.
Recent Examples on the Web
There’s the budget, which the mayor took heat for after his team initially lowballed the city’s incoming revenue estimates amid deep and controversial cuts to city agencies.
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2024
No, that’s not metaphorical — both Disgust and Fear (originally played by Mindy Kaling and Bill Hader, respectively) have been recast after Pixar lowballed the actors.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2024
Yet the league is still assessing limited broadcasting options amid waning interest from television companies and lowballing bids for a spectacle that will soon exist minus star man Mbappé, the marketable asset since Lionel Messi and Neymar exited PSG, Ligue 1’s main attraction.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Trump denies any wrongdoing, saying the statements actually lowballed his fortune, came with disclaimers and weren’t taken at face value by the institutions that lent to or insured him.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2024
No, that’s not metaphorical — both Disgust and Fear (originally played by Mindy Kaling and Bill Hader, respectively) have been recast after Pixar lowballed the actors.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2024
Yet the league is still assessing limited broadcasting options amid waning interest from television companies and lowballing bids for a spectacle that will soon exist minus star man Mbappé, the marketable asset since Lionel Messi and Neymar exited PSG, Ligue 1’s main attraction.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Trump denies any wrongdoing, saying the statements actually lowballed his fortune, came with disclaimers and weren’t taken at face value by the institutions that lent to or insured him.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Lowball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lowball. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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