Word · Frequency #12990
dunning
催讨；催债
dunning is the present participle of dun.
to repeatedly demand payment from someone who owes money
- 1.
To ask or beset a debtor for payment.
向债务人催款
- 2.
To harass by continually repeating e.g. a request.
通过不断重复来骚扰,如请求
纠缠；烦扰；不断骚扰；向债务人催款；通过不断重复来骚扰,如请求；催讨
In use
The creditor duns him every week for the unpaid loan.
She is tired of dunning her customers for overdue payments.
The landlord dunned the tenant for the rent until it was paid.
Verb forms
base dun · third person duns · -ing dunning · past dunned · past participle dunned
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- dun a debtor
- 向债务人催款；催讨欠款
- The agency was hired to dun the debtor.该机构受雇向债务人催款。
- dun for payment
- 催付；催讨欠款
- They dunned him for payment of the overdue invoice.他们催他支付逾期的发票。
- dunning letter
- 催款函；催讨信
- Another dunning letter arrived from the utility company.公用事业公司又寄来一封催款函。
- dun repeatedly
- 反复催讨；不断纠缠
- The collector dunned her repeatedly until she paid.收账人反复催她，直到她付清欠款。
Synonyms
- demand
- 坚决要求；正式要求（偿付） · demand 是一般性、语气强硬的“要求”，不限于债务，也不含反复纠缠；与 dun 相比更直接正式，可用于任何事物，而 dun 专指催讨欠款或反复骚扰。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想发音与 done 相同：欠债还没 done（了结），所以债主不断来 dun——反复催讨、纠缠不休。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：催款函、正式商务信函、法律文书 该词比较常见于正式书面语（如催款、法律或商务语境），在日常口语中并不常用；若指反复纠缠、烦扰，也多用于正式或文学性描述。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with 'dun' /dʌn/: sun, run, fun, gun, nun, and ton. Note that ton is spelled t-o-n but sounds the same. Be careful with lookalikes: dune /djuːn/ and dawn /dɔːn/ look similar to dun but do not rhyme with it.
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