DictionarydunDemanding payment
verb

dun

To repeatedly demand payment of a debt.

The creditor dunned him for payment.

Etymology

Origin uncertain. The debt-collection verb does not share an established ancestry with dun, the color.

More examples

  • The company kept dunning customers with overdue accounts.
  • She was tired of being dunned for a disputed debt.
  • The letter threatened to dun him again next week.

Forms

dun · duns · dunned · dunning

Similar words

demand
Demand is general; dun specifically presses repeatedly for payment.
remind
Remind may be gentle and brief; dun implies persistent debt collection.