plunk down

• Verbe à particule signifiant poser ou jeter quelque chose lourdement ou négligemment, ou payer de l'argent pour quelque chose, souvent à contrecœur.

A phrasal verb meaning to place or drop something heavily or carelessly, or to pay money for something, often reluctantly.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Pay moneyinformalamerican

   To pay a sum of money, often suddenly or with a decisive action.

   débourser (soudainement)

   • He plunked down $500 for the concert tickets.
   • She plunked down her credit card to pay for the new laptop.
   • They plunked down a deposit on the apartment.

   Synonymesante upcough updisburseexpendfork outlay outpaypony upshell out

   Antonymesdenyrefusewithhold

2. Place heavilyinformalamerican

   To put something down heavily or carelessly.

   poser lourdement

   • He plunked down his bag on the floor.
   • She plunked down the heavy box on the table.
   • The child plunked down his toys and ran outside.

   Synonymesdropdumpflingplopplumpthrow

   Antonymeshoistliftraise

Verbe de baseplunk