n. & v.
n. 1 a debt-collector; an importunate creditor. 2 a demand for payment.
v.tr. (dunned, dunning) importune for payment of a debt; pester.
[ abbr. of obs. dunkirk privateer, f. Dunkirk in France ]
n. & v.
n. 1 a debt-collector; an importunate creditor. 2 a demand for payment.
v.tr. (dunned, dunning) importune for payment of a debt; pester.
[ abbr. of obs. dunkirk privateer, f. Dunkirk in France ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012