dunning

/D AH1 N IH0 NG/
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.

    โ€œHe asked his attorney to send her a dunning letter.โ€

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