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

There was SimEarth in 1990, in which the player tunes a planet’s atmospheric conditions, sculpts its landmasses, plunks down life-forms. —Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026

All told, Fortinet has plunked down $608.9 million to collect properties in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara and Union City, according to this news organization’s review of real estate records in Santa Clara County and Alameda County. —George Avalos, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026

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

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