underbids
Quotes prices beneath
Underbids is the third-person singular of underbid—to offer a lower price than someone else, especially in competitive bidding: She consistently underbids the competition on construction contracts.
It can also mean to bid less than the true value warrants: He underbids his hand in bridge.
Deliberately understate cost
- undercutSell cheaper than rivals
- underpriceCharge below value
- tenderSoft or sore
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
quotation · estimate · procurement · cost estimate · contractor · subcontractor · loss leader · pricing
Deliberately understate cost
- bluffingDeceiving about one's position
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
psychology · outwit · ploy · subterfuge · calculation · anticipation · counterplay · mislead
Deliberately understate cost
- undercutSell cheaper than rivals
- reserveSupply kept back
- estimateInformed guess at quantity
- paddleFlat-bladed water tool
auctioneer · lot · hammer · gavel · provenance · valuation
lowball
Deliberately understate cost
- undercutSell cheaper than rivals
- underpriceCharge below value
- tenderSoft or sore
proposal · quotation · estimate · procurement · cost estimate · contractor · subcontractor · loss leader · pricing · margin
lowball
Deliberately understate cost
deception · psychology · outwit · ploy · subterfuge · calculation · anticipation · counterplay · mislead · underestimate
lowball
Deliberately understate cost
paddle · auctioneer · lot · hammer · gavel · provenance · valuation
contract
Enforceable written agreement
vulnerable · overtrick · finesse · slam · grand slam · doubleton · ruff · singleton · no-trump · response