Coin collecting

[jocla4786]

Can someone explain what the term LOW BALL means. I tried to find it as a grade but I can’t find what the definition of it means?

[johnrj1226]

low·ball

/ˈlōˌbôl/

noun

noun: low-ball

1. Baseball

   a ball pitched so as to pass over the plate below the level of the batter's knees.

   • informal•North American

     (of an estimate, bid, etc.) deceptively or unrealistically low.

     modifier noun: lowball; modifier noun: low-ball

verb

informal•North American

verb: low-ball

1. offer a deceptively or unrealistically low estimate, bid, etc. to.

   "are you being lowballed by someone who hopes to make money on extras later?

   but not the opposite of

   high ball

   highball

   1 of 2

   noun

   high·​ball ˈhī-ˌbȯl 

   Synonyms of highball

   1

   : an iced drink containing liquor (such as whiskey) and water or a carbonated beverage (such as ginger ale) and served in a tall glass

   2

   : a railroad signal for a train to proceed at full speed

   highball

   2 of 2

   verb

   highballed; highballing; highballs

   intransitive verb

   : to go at full or high speed

   a highballing express train

   Synonyms

   Verb

   • barrel
   • belt
   • blast
   • blaze
   • blow
   • bolt
   • bomb [slang]
   • bowl
   • breeze
   • bundle
   • bustle
   • buzz
   • cannonball
   • careen
   • career
   • chase
   • course
   • crack (on)
   • dash
   • drive
   • fly
   • hare
   • hasten
   • hie
   • hotfoot (it)
   • hump
   • hurl
   • hurry
   • hurtle
   • hustle
   • jet
   • jump
   • motor
   • nip
   • pelt
   • race
   • ram
   • rip
   • rocket
   • run
   • rush
   • rustle
   • scoot
   • scurry
   • scuttle
   • shoot
   • speed
   • step
   • tear
   • travel
   • trot
   • whirl
   • whisk
   • zip
   • zoom