plunk down

verb

plunked down or plonked down; plunking down or plonking down; plunks down

intransitive verb

: to drop abruptly : settle into position

transitive verb

1

a

: to put down usually firmly or abruptly

plunked the items down on the counter

b

: to settle (oneself) into position

plunked himself down on the bench

2

: to pay out

reluctant to plunk down the money for a new car

Examples of plunk down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Whatever the case, Sam Farrar recently plunked down a speck under $3 million for a Studio City pad with an ample 3,582 square feet of two-level living space for all his creative pursuits. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2025

Klein first plunked down $4 million for the 18th-floor office and studio space in 2006. —Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 25 Mar. 2025

Preorders start today, and interested buyers who live in California — and apparently only California — can plunk down a refundable $200 deposit to get in line to buy one. —Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025

The resort features four pools (three of which are heated and one that is open seasonally), all of which make for an ideal spot to plunk down for a day or even a whole vacation. —Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Rhymes for plunk down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown