dunning

Persistent collection efforts

Dunning is the practice of persistently requesting payment of overdue debts.

A dunning letter or dunning notice demands money owed: The company's dunning calls became more aggressive after sixty days.

The verb dun means to make such demands: Creditors dunned him relentlessly.

The tone is typically formal but insistent.

collection

invoices

Itemized payment demands

receivablesOutstanding amounts owed you
arrearsOverdue financial obligations
overduePast expected arrival

delinquency · repayment · billing · payments · creditors · remittance · settlement · accounts · outstanding · default

pressure

persistent

Continuing despite difficulty

relentlessContinuing without pause
insistentFirmly demanding attention
demandingRequiring great effort

coercive · harassment · intimidation · aggressive · urgent · unrelenting · dogged · tenacious · forceful · confrontational

notices

reminder

Memory aid

notificationFormal notice given
statementExpressed claim or fact
invoiceItemized billing statement

alert · warning · escalation · follow-up · letter · correspondence · automated · sequence · schedule · cadence

Categories

debtdebt, creditor, owe, debtor, lender
debt lawcreditor, debtor, debt collection, debt recovery, creditors
subscriptionssubscriber, renewal date, monthly fee, annual plan, monthly plan
billingbilling, bill, invoices, payment, invoicing

Opposites

communication tone and pressure

dunningwriting off

Declaring something a loss

debt forgiveness · pardoning · absolving · waiving · excusing

collection vs. giving

dunningpaying

Transferring money owed

remitting · disbursing · settling up · giving · donating

communication tone and urgency

dunninggentle nudge

friendly reminder

Phrases

Dunning-Kruger effectNovices overestimate their abilities
dunning kruger effectIllusory superiority from incompetence

Family

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Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Rated G