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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For more than a year, Microsoft and its Big Tech peers have tested Wall Street's patience by plunking down huge amounts of cash in pursuit of profits from AI that have yet to satisfy investors.
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Stephen Nellis and Deborah Mary Sophia, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
There’s even a public middle school, the Professional Performing Arts School, that has been plunked down in the Theater District to accommodate the professional child.
—Lauren Hilgers, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Goodwill didn’t obtain the office building through a typical approach of finding a willing buyer and then plunking down money to purchase a property.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 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
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Stephen Nellis and Deborah Mary Sophia, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
There’s even a public middle school, the Professional Performing Arts School, that has been plunked down in the Theater District to accommodate the professional child.
—Lauren Hilgers, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Goodwill didn’t obtain the office building through a typical approach of finding a willing buyer and then plunking down money to purchase a property.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 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
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“Plunk down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plunk%20down. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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