1. the practice of making repeated and insistent requests for payment of a debt
Usage: business

1. making repeated and insistent requests for payment of a debt
Usage: present participle of ‘dun’

Examples

• The company hired a dunning service to collect overdue accounts.
• After three months of dunning letters, the customer finally paid.
• The dunning process begins 30 days after the invoice due date.
• She was tired of dunning customers who consistently paid late.
• The automated dunning system sends reminders at regular intervals.
• His job involved dunning delinquent borrowers for loan payments.