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
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.
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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
Trump and his co-defendants denied 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.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2024
Some companies prioritize short-term profits over employee satisfaction and might see lowballing as a way to cut costs.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Trump maintains that his financial statements actually lowballed his wealth and that any overstatements — such as listing his Trump Tower penthouse for years at nearly three times its actual size — were mistakes.
—Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
Farmers complained that they were getting lowballed by brokers and corrupt politicians, but bigger trouble brewed.
—Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
The former president has said that the documents, if anything, lowballed his wealth.
—Byjennifer Peltz, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2023
Of course, just because the tax assessment value used by the judge may have lowballed the value of Mar-a-Lago, doesn’t necessarily mean Trump used a fair valuation for Mar-a-Lago.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 3 Oct. 2023
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
Trump and his co-defendants denied 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.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2024
Some companies prioritize short-term profits over employee satisfaction and might see lowballing as a way to cut costs.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Trump maintains that his financial statements actually lowballed his wealth and that any overstatements — such as listing his Trump Tower penthouse for years at nearly three times its actual size — were mistakes.
—Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
Farmers complained that they were getting lowballed by brokers and corrupt politicians, but bigger trouble brewed.
—Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
The former president has said that the documents, if anything, lowballed his wealth.
—Byjennifer Peltz, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2023
Of course, just because the tax assessment value used by the judge may have lowballed the value of Mar-a-Lago, doesn’t necessarily mean Trump used a fair valuation for Mar-a-Lago.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 3 Oct. 2023
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“Lowball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lowball. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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