Definition of Dun

to persistently attempt to collect a debt

Examples of Dun in a sentence

Try as I might, there was no way to dun my cheap uncle into returning the five bucks I loaned him.  🔊

The creditor called the customer repeatedly in an attempt to dun her into paying her debt.  🔊

Without a way to dun the debtor into paying back the loan, the company finally stopped calling.  🔊

Threatening letters were sent to the mortgager’s home in an attempt to dun the man into making his payment.  🔊

By calling the home repeatedly, the debt collector was able to dun the irritated defaulter into agreeing to a repayment plan.  🔊

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