dunning

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noun

Attempt to collect a debt.

“He asked his attorney to send her a dunning letter.”

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Meanings

dunning1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of dun
noundunning (countable and uncountable, plural dunnings)

plural dunnings

  1. countableuncountableAttempt to collect a debt.

    He asked his attorney to send her a dunning letter.

Dunning2

proper nounDunning (countable and uncountable, plural Dunnings)

plural Dunnings

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO0214).
  3. countableuncountableA community area and neighbourhood in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA village in Blaine County, Nebraska, United States.
Cite this entry
APA

dunning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunning

MLA

“dunning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dunning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunning.

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