verb
- paid up or contributed money, especially reluctantly or under pressure
Usage: informal; past tense of ‘pungle’
Examples
- He finally pungled up the money he owed for dinner.
- After much persuasion, she pungled the cash for the group gift.
- They pungled their share of the repair costs.
- The company pungled up the settlement money.
- We all pungled our dues for the club membership.