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low-balling

 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb low-ball has 1 sense
  1. lowball, underestimate - make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"
    --1 is one way to estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something

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Low-balling

Noun:

1. The act of deliberately providing an initial estimate or offer that is significantly lower than the expected price in order to gain an advantage in negotiations.

Example sentence: Real estate agents often engage in low-balling to attract potential buyers with a lower listing price than the market value.

Verb:

1. To intentionally offer or estimate a price that is below the actual value or expectation.

Example sentence: The contractor tried low-balling the project cost to win the bid.

Adjective:

1. Describing an estimate, offer, or price that is unusually low or below average.

Example sentence: The low-balling price quoted for the car seemed too good to be true, arousing suspicion.

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