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lowball

low·ball [ lṓ bàwl ] (past and past participle low·balled, present participle low·bal·ling, 3rd person present singular low·balls)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
understate cost: to deliberately quote a price or estimate that is lower than the eventual cost

[<lowball, game of draw poker in which the player with the lowest-ranking hand wins the pot]
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