​[transitive] highball something to deliberately give a price or an estimate of the cost, value, etc. of something that is too high.

To make an estimate which tends toward exaggeration. If we highball the price, it comes out to $240. If we lowball it, it's closer to $200. Wiktionary.

to deliberately make an estimate of the cost, value, etc. of something that is too high. He thought she was highballing her salary requirements.

a drink that consists of a small quantity of a spirit (= a strong alcoholic drink) mixed with a larger quantity of a mixer (= a drink without alcohol), ... Не найдено: estimate | Нужно включить: estimate

Noun, 1. highball - a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass.

is that estimate is to calculate roughly, often from imperfect data while highball is to make an estimate which tends toward exaggeration. estimate. English ...

High Ball. In auto sales, to give a potential customer an artificially large trade-in value for his/her vehicle in order to encourage him/her ...

12 янв. 2017 г. · Sounds to me like he doesn't want the job. Maybe it's too small?? I dunno. Funny though. These guys never say they aren't interested. They just ...

15 авг. 2019 г. · Highball is an old railroad term for the ball indicator connected to a float inside a steam train's water tank which told the conductor that there was enough ...