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low|ball — «LOH BL», verb, adjective. –transitive verb, intransitive verb. U.S. Slang. to give a lower estimate of the cost of something than the actual cost in order to deceive or defraud. –adjective of or relating to a price or fee that is unusually or… … Useful english dictionary
Low-Ball — The Low ball works by first gaining commitment to the idea or item at lower costs which you are confident that the other person will accept, then using the fact that people will behave consistently with their beliefs to sustain the commitment… … Wikipedia
Low Ball — A slang term for an offer that is significantly below the fair value of an asset or group of assets. A low ball offer would be any offer to purchase a security that would be considered to be unfairly low, however might be a best offer in some… … Investment dictionary
low-ball — Reduce, as in a bid; a very low estimate. ► “To compete profitably in the new low fare environment, the major airlines know they must continue to slash costs, introduce BAREBONES products and use fare sales that low ball the market.”… … American business jargon
low-ball him — offer him a very low price for his car, house etc. If his price is too high, low ball him. Offer him a very low price … English idioms
low ball — Slang for making an offer well below the fair value of an asset in hopes that the seller may be desperate to sell. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
low·ball — … Useful english dictionary
ball — I. /bɔl / (say bawl) noun 1. a spherical or approximately spherical body; a sphere. 2. a round or roundish body, of different materials and sizes, hollow or solid, for use in various games, as cricket, football, tennis, or golf. 3. any of various …
Low Prussian dialect — Low Prussian (German: Niederpreußisch), sometimes known simply as Prussian (Preußisch), is a dialect of East Low German that developed in East Prussia. Low Prussian was spoken in East and West Prussia and Danzig up to 1945. It developed on a… … Wikipedia
ball bearing — ball bearing, adj. Mach. 1. a bearing consisting of a number of hard balls running in grooves in the surfaces of two concentric rings, one of which is mounted on a rotating or oscillating shaft or the like. 2. any of the balls so used. [1880 85]… … Universalium
