or low·ball
transitive verb low-balled or
low·balled,
low-bal·ling or
low·bal·ling,
low-balls or
low·balls Slang To underestimate or understate (a cost) deliberately: “He often took illegal cash payments from developers in return for . . . low-balling the cost of construction and renovation work” (Boston Globe).
Origin:
Origin: From the card game of the same name
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