lowball

Etymology
American railroad term that described one of two positions of the ball of a ball signal. Compare.

Adjective

 * 1) Significantly below the actual cost or value.

Noun

 * 1) The position of the ball on an American railroad ball signal that indicated Stop.
 * 2)  A form of poker in which the lowest-ranking poker hand wins the pot. Usually the ace is the lowest-ranking card, straights and flushes do not count making the best possible hand being A, 2, 3, 4, 5 regardless of suits (in contrast to deuce-to-seven lowball.)
 * 3) A form of cribbage in which the first to score 121 (or 61) is the loser.
 * 4) An unmixed alcohol drink served on ice or water in a short glass.

Verb

 * 1)  To give an intentionally low estimate of anything, not necessarily with deceptive intent.
 * 2)  To give (a customer) a deceptively low price or cost estimate that one has no intention of honoring or to prepare a cost estimate deliberately and misleadingly low.
 * 3)  To make an offer well below an item's true value, often to take advantage of the seller's desperation or desire to sell the item quickly.
 * 1)  To make an offer well below an item's true value, often to take advantage of the seller's desperation or desire to sell the item quickly.

Translations

 * Finnish:, arvioida alakanttiin
 * German: bewusst unterschätzen, absichtlich unter Wert schätzen


 * Finnish: antaa huono tarjous
 * German: den Preis in betrügerischer Absicht unter Wert berechnen


 * Finnish:, antaa huono tarjous
 * German: bewusst unterbieten, vorsätzlich unter Wert bieten