dunned
Pressed for money
Dunned is the past tense of dun, meaning to make persistent demands for payment of a debt.
Creditors dun debtors; collection agencies dun people who fall behind on bills.
He was dunned relentlessly for the unpaid loan.
The word carries connotations of harassment—repeated, unwelcome pressure rather than a single polite request.
One who owes
- creditorOne owed money
- collectionGathered set of items
- invoiceItemized billing statement
- overduePast expected arrival
arrears · demand · notice · payment · remittance · settlement · recovery · delinquency
Persistently pursued or pressured
- pesteredAnnoyed with persistence
- harassedPersistently tormented
- badgeredPersistently pressured someone
- pressuredUrged with insistence
nagged · bothered · pursued · plagued · chased · bombarded · inundated · relentless
Ability to repay debts
- credit scoreNumerical measure of borrower reliability
- credit reportRecord of borrowing behavior
- lenderOne who loans money
- borrowerOne who takes temporarily
default · bankruptcy · debt-to-income ratio · credit history · delinquent · charge-off · write-off · risk assessment
debtor
One who owes
- creditorOne owed money
- collectionGathered set of items
- invoiceItemized billing statement
overdue · arrears · demand · notice · payment · remittance · settlement · recovery · delinquency · default
hounded
Persistently pursued or pressured
- pesteredAnnoyed with persistence
- harassedPersistently tormented
- badgeredPersistently pressured someone
pressured · nagged · bothered · pursued · plagued · chased · bombarded · inundated · relentless · persistent
creditworthiness
Ability to repay debts
- credit scoreNumerical measure of borrower reliability
- credit reportRecord of borrowing behavior
- lenderOne who loans money
borrower · default · bankruptcy · debt-to-income ratio · credit history · delinquent · charge-off · write-off · risk assessment · underwriting
- Dunning-Kruger effectNovices overestimate their abilities
- dunning kruger effectIllusory superiority from incompetence