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lowball

/ˈloʊˌbɔl/ /ˈləʊbɔːl/
InformalBusiness
  1. 1 (fiyatı/tahmini) düşük tutmak, düşük teklif vermek

Definition (English)

To offer or give a price or estimate that is deliberately too low.

Example Sentences

  1. The contractor lowballed the estimate to get the job.
    Yüklenici işi almak için tahmini düşük tuttu.
  2. Don't lowball me; I know what this is worth.
    Bana düşük teklif verme; bunun ne kadar değerli olduğunu biliyorum.

Verb Forms Regular

Base lowball
/ˈloʊˌbɔl/
Past lowballed
/ˈloʊˌbɔld/
Participle lowballed
/ˈloʊˌbɔld/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edlowball → lowballed

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. lowballed /ˈloʊˌbɔld/

Synonyms

underbid

Antonyms

highballoverbid

Collocations

lowball offerlowball pricelowball estimateto lowball someonelowball bidlowballing tactic

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