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dunning

verb

Meaning

  1. To ask or beset a debtor for payment.
  2. To harass by continually repeating e.g. a request.
  3. To cure, as codfish, by laying them, after salting, in a pile in a dark place, covered with saltgrass or a similar substance.
  4. Attempt to collect a debt.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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