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

Flights bound down under had to hopscotch their way across the Pacific, plunking down on islands along the way to refuel and provision. —Scott Laird, Forbes.com, 14 Feb. 2026

Last October, Wahlberg plunked down $27 million for a mansion in the Delray Beach area. —Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026

Under Kennedy’s stewardship, Lucasfilm amassed more than $5.6 billion in box office and helped establish Disney+ as a streaming destination — achievements that easily validated the $4.05 billion Disney plunked down for the company. —Jake Coyle, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026

Winding around vacation condos and second homes, the road to my destination was soon blanketed in darkness when suddenly habitats vanished as the domed venue appeared up ahead like a spaceship plunked down in a vast flat field. —Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 Jan. 2026

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