plunk down
verb
plunked down or plonked down; plunking down or plonking down; plunks down
: to drop abruptly : settle into position
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
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Beach club Enclave is plunked down on the sand, steps from a row of cabanas and lounge chairs, offering easy access to cocktails and tapas throughout the day.
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Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2025
The 48-year-old Massachusetts native just plunked down a record-breaking $27.75 million for a massive property in Islamorada in the Florida Keys.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
The cost of buying airtime in a regular-season NFL game has never been higher, but for marketers with the wherewithal to plunk down more than $1 million for 30 seconds of commercial inventory, no media investment is anywhere near as effective.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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
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Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2025
The 48-year-old Massachusetts native just plunked down a record-breaking $27.75 million for a massive property in Islamorada in the Florida Keys.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
The cost of buying airtime in a regular-season NFL game has never been higher, but for marketers with the wherewithal to plunk down more than $1 million for 30 seconds of commercial inventory, no media investment is anywhere near as effective.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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
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“Plunk down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plunk%20down. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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