Dunning
name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Attempt to collect a debt. countable, uncountable
"He asked his attorney to send her a dunning letter."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of dun form-of, gerund, participle, present
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname. countable, uncountable
- 2 A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO0214). countable, uncountable
- 3 A community area and neighbourhood in Chicago, Illinois, United States. countable, uncountable
- 4 A village in Blaine County, Nebraska, United States. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"He had of late been bombarded with dunning letters from tradesmen; for during his University life, and ever since, he had run into debt."