to dun
1
9.8
- verb
- /dʌn/
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- My wholesaler pays in 90 days, but like clockwork and without my having to dun them.
- a dunning agency
Examples
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She was tired of her creditors dunning her repeatedly for the money she owed.
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After several months of missed payments, the bank started to dun him for the outstanding loan.
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And I'm not come dunning you for it.
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In addition to the $10 billion pool, Congress has the right to dun the nuclear power industry for more money in the unlikely chance that the $10 billion is not enough.
Blog text (5) -
These days, places like Mayo dun you for money regularly for their "assistance" fund, so they can treat anyone who shows up.
Blog text (27) -
"Are they dunning you?" he asked, and almost immediately raised a hand to forestall her reply.
Fiction book (1992) -
Butler went on to dun Bronk with questions about AIP, which was founded in 1931 to solve problems associated with specialization and publishing in physics.
Academic text (1997) -
In inventive letters, he strove to find the right balance of words to flatter and to dun; to express insistence while giving the noble clients the sense that their personal convenience determined everything.
Academic text (1995) -
The landlord began to dun the tenants for overdue rent, calling them daily.
Synonyms
8
2.6
To keep criticizing or telling someone to do things in an annoying way
3
7.6
To bother someone again and again so they feel upset or tired
3
9.6
To ask someone again and again for something in an annoying way
To keep asking or complaining to make someone do something
Antonyms
Compounds
How Persistent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dun meaning to demand payment probably developed later and is recorded from older English use of the word; a helpful way to remember it is to think of someone who keeps pressing you until you pay, which is why to dun someone is to demand money again and again.