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dun

1 [duhn]

verb, dunned, dun⋅ning, noun

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–verb (used with object)

1.	to make repeated and insistent demands upon, esp. for the payment of a debt.

–noun

2.	a person, esp. a creditor, who duns another.

3.	a demand for payment, esp. a written one.

Origin:
1620–30; orig. obscure

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dun¹ (dŭn)

tr.v. dunned, dun·ning, duns
To importune (a debtor) for payment: a dunning letter.
n.

One that duns.
An importunate demand for payment.

[Origin unknown.]

Word Origin & History

dun (v.)

"to insist on payment of debt," c.1626, perhaps related to dunnen "to sound, resound, make a din," or shortened from dunkirk (1602) "privateer," a private vessel licensed to attack enemy ships during wartime, from Dunkirk, French port from which they sailed. Yet another, less likely, theory traces it to a Joe Dun, supposedly a London bailiff famous for catching defaulters.

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Financial Dictionary

Dunning

The process of communicating with customers to ensure the collection of accounts receivable.

Investopedia Commentary

Dunning can start with gentle reminders and then progress to nearly threatening letters as accounts become more past due. Laws in each country regulate the extent to which dunning can take. It's okay to issue firm reminders, but generally unlawful to harass or threaten customers.