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low·ball
lowball
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- pronunciation:
- lo
bawl
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
a form of draw poker in which the player holding the lowest-scoring hand wins.
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
lowballs, lowballing, lowballed |
definition 1: |
to give (someone) a deliberately understated price without intending to honor it.
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definition 2: |
to understate (a price) in this way.
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related words: |
talk down |
derivation: |
low-balling (n.) |
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