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Dunning

To ask or beset a debtor for payment.

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verb
  1. 1

    To ask or beset a debtor for payment.

  2. 2

    To harass by continually repeating e.g. a request.

verb
  1. 1

    To cure, as codfish, by laying them, after salting, in a pile in a dark place, covered with saltgrass or a similar substance.

noun
  1. 1

    Attempt to collect a debt.

    "He asked his attorney to send her a dunning letter."

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claimnounA new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.
claimingnounThe act of making a claim.
reclamationnounThe recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.
grievancenoun(countable) A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint.
complaintnounThe act of complaining.
26noun(Canada, informal) A 26-ounce bottle of alcoholic drink.
claimsnounA new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.
complaintsnounThe act of complaining.
dunnernounOne employed in soliciting the payment of debts.
dharnanoun(India) A sit-in.
dinknoun(tennis) A soft drop shot.
duntnoun(Scotland) A stroke; a dull-sounding blow.
doomagenoun(US, dialect, archaic, New England, real estate) A penalty or fine for neglect of a property.
doustingnoun(obsolete, West Country) A beating, a dusting.
dungernoun(Australia, New Zealand) An old, worn-out machine, especially a car.
duressenounObsolete form of duress. [(obsolete) Harsh treatment.]
darguenounAlternative form of darg (day's work, or set quantity of work) [(Scotland and dialectal Northern England) A day's work.]
dunchnoun(informal, rare) A leisurely meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually instead of lunch or dinner.
dedupeverb(informal) To deduplicate.
dustoorynounAlternative form of dasturi. [(India) A commission or duty charged by an agent; a kickback.]

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