📖 Definitions of "Dunning"
verb
- 1
To ask or beset a debtor for payment.
- 2
To harass by continually repeating e.g. a request.
verb
- 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
Attempt to collect a debt.
"He asked his attorney to send her a dunning letter."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dunning"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| claimnoun | A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided. |
| claimingnoun | The act of making a claim. |
| reclamationnoun | The 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. |
| complaintnoun | The act of complaining. |
| 26noun | (Canada, informal) A 26-ounce bottle of alcoholic drink. |
| claimsnoun | A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided. |
| complaintsnoun | The act of complaining. |
| dunnernoun | One 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. |
| duressenoun | Obsolete form of duress. [(obsolete) Harsh treatment.] |
| darguenoun | Alternative 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. |
| dustoorynoun | Alternative form of dasturi. [(India) A commission or duty charged by an agent; a kickback.] |
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