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

In 2019, Kardashian plunked down $6.3 million for a not-quite-two-acre plot in La Quinta’s ultra-private Madison Club—an exclusive golf enclave in the Coachella Valley where her mother, Kris Jenner, younger sister, Kylie, and Justin and Hailey Bieber also own homes. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2025

The irony is that those who plunk down large sums for a taste of vintage luxury and glamour by association will get the least of both. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 July 2025

In June 2021, Sun won an auction for a seat aboard the first-ever crewed flight of New Shepard, plunking down $28 million. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2025

This month Tesla plunked down a battery and solar installation to power an off-grid Tesla Supercharger station, located off Interstate 5 in California. —Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025

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