verb
- making an unreasonably low offer or estimate, especially in a business or sales context
- deceiving someone by initially quoting a low price and then raising it later
Usage: informal; present participle or third-person singular form of 'lowball'
Usage: informal; deceptive practice
Examples
- The contractor was lowballings the project estimate to win the bid.
- Car dealers sometimes use lowballings tactics by quoting a low initial price.
- She accused the company of lowballings their offer to take advantage of desperate job seekers.
- The competitor kept lowballings our prices to capture market share.
- Lowballings estimates can damage your reputation if clients discover the true costs later.
- He was lowballings the value of the used car to negotiate a better deal.