Meaning & use
lowball
To deliberately offer or estimate an amount that is lower than what is fair or expected.
See it in a sentence
The contractor tried to lowball the estimate just to win the bid, then added hidden fees.
Buyers often lowball their first offer, expecting the seller to negotiate upward.
A note on using this word
Lowball can also be used as an adjective, as in a lowball offer, describing the unfairly low amount itself.
Words with a similar meaning
underbid
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Words with an opposite meaning
overpay
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