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dunning Meaning & Definition

What Does Dunning Mean?

As a verb, dunning means present participle and gerund of dun. As a noun, it means Attempt to collect a debt.

Dunning Definition (Verb)

  1. present participle and gerund of dun

Dunning as a Noun

  1. Attempt to collect a debt.

    He asked his attorney to send her a dunning letter.

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.

Synonyms of Dunning

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Dunning in a Sentence

He asked his attorney to send her a dunning letter.

Word Forms & Grammar

dunning

dunning (countable and uncountable, plural dunnings)

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