lowball

verb

low·​ball ˈlō-ˌbȯl 

lowballed; lowballing; lowballs

transitive verb

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

But he's been in this exact situation before, which should give the Cavs pause about attempting to lowball him. —Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

Moscow has also lowballed inflation substantially, according to Stenergard, who pointed out that Russia’s official inflation figure in 2024 was 10% while the central bank hiked interest rates to 21% that year. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 May 2026

A lot of these babies have bum agents that lowball them. —Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 13 May 2026

Advocates for Eaton and Palisades fire survivors accuse virtually every insurance company of attempting to lowball homeowners by using industrial hygienists who conduct inadequate analyses. —Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for lowball

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale