Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To underestimate or understate (a cost) deliberately.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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FRANKFURT— Volkswagen AG took a major step toward forging a European truck alliance that could take on the world's biggest truck makers— Daimler AG and Volvo AB—by obtaining a 55.9% voting stake and 53.7% of the share capital in MAN SE through a low-ball offer.
VW Moves on Trucks Christoph Rauwald 2011
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FRANKFURT— Volkswagen AG took a major step toward forging a European truck alliance that could take on the world's biggest truck makers— Daimler AG and Volvo AB—by obtaining a 55.9% voting stake and 53.7% of the share capital in MAN SE through a low-ball offer.
VW Moves on Trucks Christoph Rauwald 2011
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The city's latest salvo in its "discussion" with the reluctant owners of the prime site for the stadium project (the Biggi family) has been to dump a low-ball appraisal on them.
Beaverton playing hardball for Paulson (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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If the union will allow the company to low-ball all future employees, the company will promise not to penalize any existing employees.
David Macaray: As a Country, We Are in Free-Fall David Macaray 2011
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Some local stations and even networks try to low-ball artists.
Daniel Grant: The Hectic Life of the Courtroom Artist Daniel Grant 2011
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If that's still the rule and Beaverton goes to the mat with a low-ball appraisal, this whole shebang could get expensive indeed.
Beaverton playing hardball for Paulson (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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For starters, that $1 trillion price is a low-ball estimate, covering only six – not ten – years of subsidies that don't begin until 2014.
Health Care Repeal Won't Add to the Deficit Douglas Holtz-Eakin 2011
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Also, there were large gaps between the average and lowest prices accepted for two of the bonds, suggesting some low-ball bids.
Fiesta, Not Fiasco, For Euro Government Bonds Richard Barley 2012
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In the takeover battle for ProLogis European Properties , the offers submitted so far amount to low-ball bids, according to analysts.
ProLogis Bidders Aim Low William Boston 2011
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If the union will allow the company to low-ball all future employees, the company will promise not to penalize any existing employees.
David Macaray: As a Country, We Are in Free-Fall David Macaray 2011
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