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dun (verb), duns; dunned; dunning
To make persistent demands that someone pay his or her debt: The auto company started to dun Joe's sister for what she owed for the new car that she purchased from them but had not been paying since she lost her job.
To demand someone again and again to pay what he or she owes, sometimes in a threatening way.
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