"lowball" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: American railroad term that described one of two positions of the ball of a ball signal. Compare highball. Etymology templates: {{m|en|highball}} highball Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} lowball
  1. Significantly below the actual cost or value. Categories (topical): Cocktails, Vessels
    Sense id: en-lowball-en-adj-EPk9MlyP Disambiguation of Cocktails: 10 12 13 7 13 14 5 14 12 Disambiguation of Vessels: 10 13 12 4 7 16 7 16 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 10 5 5 15 6 16 14

Noun [English]

Forms: lowballs [plural]
Etymology: American railroad term that described one of two positions of the ball of a ball signal. Compare highball. Etymology templates: {{m|en|highball}} highball Head templates: {{en-noun}} lowball (plural lowballs)
  1. The position of the ball on an American railroad ball signal that indicated Stop. Categories (topical): Cocktails, Vessels
    Sense id: en-lowball-en-noun-XJilNaaq Disambiguation of Cocktails: 10 12 13 7 13 14 5 14 12 Disambiguation of Vessels: 10 13 12 4 7 16 7 16 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 10 5 5 15 6 16 14
  2. (poker) 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.) Categories (topical): Poker, Cocktails, Vessels
    Sense id: en-lowball-en-noun-5mhYscV1 Disambiguation of Cocktails: 10 12 13 7 13 14 5 14 12 Disambiguation of Vessels: 10 13 12 4 7 16 7 16 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 10 5 5 15 6 16 14 Topics: card-games, poker
  3. A form of cribbage in which the first to score 121 (or 61) is the loser.
    Sense id: en-lowball-en-noun-cudA5TYH
  4. An unmixed alcohol drink served on ice or water in a short glass. Categories (topical): Cocktails
    Sense id: en-lowball-en-noun-053KYfUW Disambiguation of Cocktails: 10 12 13 7 13 14 5 14 12
  5. Short for lowball glass, a short glass tumbler used for serving lowballs. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: lowball glass (extra: a short glass tumbler used for serving lowballs) Categories (topical): Cocktails, Vessels
    Sense id: en-lowball-en-noun-bm4DpMx1 Disambiguation of Cocktails: 10 12 13 7 13 14 5 14 12 Disambiguation of Vessels: 10 13 12 4 7 16 7 16 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 10 5 5 15 6 16 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lowball glass Related terms: cribbage, poker Coordinate_terms (drink & glass): highball
Disambiguation of 'drink & glass': 0 0 0 54 46

Verb [English]

Forms: lowballs [present, singular, third-person], lowballing [participle, present], lowballed [participle, past], lowballed [past]
Etymology: American railroad term that described one of two positions of the ball of a ball signal. Compare highball. Etymology templates: {{m|en|highball}} highball Head templates: {{en-verb}} lowball (third-person singular simple present lowballs, present participle lowballing, simple past and past participle lowballed)
  1. (transitive) To give an intentionally low estimate of anything, not necessarily with deceptive intent. Tags: transitive Translations (to give an intentionally low estimate): aliarvioida (Finnish), arvioida alakanttiin (Finnish), bewusst unterschätzen (German), absichtlich unter Wert schätzen (German)
    Sense id: en-lowball-en-verb-V891Xvm6 Disambiguation of 'to give an intentionally low estimate': 54 39 7
  2. (transitive) 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. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Cocktails, Vessels Translations (to give (a customer) a deceptively low price): antaa huono tarjous (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-lowball-en-verb-izt-2WCe Disambiguation of Cocktails: 10 12 13 7 13 14 5 14 12 Disambiguation of Vessels: 10 13 12 4 7 16 7 16 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 10 5 5 15 6 16 14 Disambiguation of 'to give (a customer) a deceptively low price': 22 72 6
  3. (transitive) 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. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Cocktails, Vessels Translations (to make an offer well below an item's true value): vedättää (Finnish), antaa huono tarjous (Finnish), bewusst unterbieten (German), vorsätzlich unter Wert bieten (German)
    Sense id: en-lowball-en-verb-FdK8aYjv Disambiguation of Cocktails: 10 12 13 7 13 14 5 14 12 Disambiguation of Vessels: 10 13 12 4 7 16 7 16 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 10 5 5 15 6 16 14 Disambiguation of "to make an offer well below an item's true value": 5 15 80

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) 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."
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          "ref": "2020, Trump's ambitious plan as the US becomes the COVID-19 pandemic's new epicentre (Planet America), spoken by John Barron (John Barron), ABC News In-depth (YouTube)",
          "text": "It may be, but it is worth noting that if the mortality rate is as low as 0.7% as some experts now hope rather than between 3 and 5% as the data suggests so far, that is still a lot of dead Americans. Californian health officials are bracing for a 56% infection rate. In New York, they are talking about a range of between 30% and 80%, so if we just lowball that, that is close to seven hundred thousand dead Americans as a result of COVID-19. Modeling based on current social and economic disruption actually puts the number at 1.2 million people dying, all the way up to 2.2 million if no measures are taken to reduce contagion and the virus is allowed to run its course.",
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        "To give an intentionally low estimate of anything, not necessarily with deceptive intent."
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        "(transitive) To give an intentionally low estimate of anything, not necessarily with deceptive intent."
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        "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."
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        "(transitive) 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."
      ],
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        "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."
      ],
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        "(transitive) 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."
      ],
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give an intentionally low estimate",
      "word": "aliarvioida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give an intentionally low estimate",
      "word": "arvioida alakanttiin"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to give an intentionally low estimate",
      "word": "bewusst unterschätzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to give an intentionally low estimate",
      "word": "absichtlich unter Wert schätzen"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give (a customer) a deceptively low price",
      "word": "antaa huono tarjous"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "den Preis in betrügerischer Absicht unter Wert berechnen",
      "sense": "to give (a customer) a deceptively low price"
    },
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      "lang": "Finnish",
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    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make an offer well below an item's true value",
      "word": "antaa huono tarjous"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "bewusst unterbieten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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