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dunning
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WordNet
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n. horse of a dull brownish gray color a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat" [syn: grayish brown , greyish brown , fawn ] [also: dunning , dunned , dunnest , dunner ]
Gazetteer
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Population (2000): 109 Housing Units (2000): 70 Land area (2000): 0.227089 sq. miles (0.588158 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.227089 sq. miles (0.588158 sq. km) FIPS code: 13960 Located within: Nebraska ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Attempt to collect a debt. vb. (present participle of dun English)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dun \Dun\ (d[u^]n), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Dunned (d[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Dunning (d[u^]n"n[i^]ng).] [AS. dyne noise, dynian to make a noise, or fr. Icel. dynr, duna, noise, thunder, duna to thunder; the same word as E. din. [root]74. See Din .] To ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Dunning is the process of methodically communicating with customers to ensure the collection of accounts receivable . Communications progress from gentle reminders to threatening letters and phone calls and more or less intimidating location visits as accounts ...
Usage examples of dunning.
Sheriff Dunning, you will remind these people—including friend Grose, here—that these proceedings are closed to the public, won’t you?
Picton eventually emerged with Sheriff Dunning, the lawman looked so rattled and confused that it was easy to tell that the town of Ballston Spa, which had spent the morning being so confused and hostile, was about to get a shake-up what would magnify those feelings many times over.
And all I can say concerning what comes after that is”—Sheriff Dunning held out a hand—“I hope the Lord stays with you, Mr.
It didn’t seem like most of them even knew what to do with themselves, until Sheriff Dunning stepped out in front of Mr.
Picton turned and came back inside, while Sheriff Dunning and his men gently started to break the crowd up.
The fact that people like Sheriff Dunning had been so convinced of Libby’s guilt by what they’d heard during the grand jury hearing made it impossible for those vexed citizens to just write the upcoming trial off as the work of ungodly troublemakers from New York City.
Sheriff Dunning had gotten in touch with the New York City police on Friday, and had been referred to the Bureau of Detectives.
So when he saw Sheriff Dunning and his boys off at the train depot, he didn’t urge them to go about their business too hastily, an instruction what Dunning took to mean that he and his deputies were free to enjoy a night in the big city before returning home with their prisoner.
Picton’s investigation, Sheriff Dunning spared himself the cold reception he almost definitely would’ve received if he’d dropped the Isaacsons’ names.
Picton,” she said, slowly coming down the steps of the car and getting a hand from Sheriff Dunning, “I never expected to see you again—certainly not under such circumstances as these.
Picton took a firm hold of Libby’s right arm, and indicated to Sheriff Dunning that he should do the same on her left: together, they got her moving.
We regret any discomfort it may cause, and shall instruct Sheriff Dunning to make every possible provision to ensure that Mrs.
As soon as he was gone, the room roared to life with conversation and comment again, particularly once Sheriff Dunning and Bailiff Coffey had guided Libby Hatch out through a side door what led directly down to the cells in the basement of the building.
Sir William and you would just tie Dunning and the girl up together, willy-nilly, to save appearances, and ten to one but there'll be the deuce to pay in a year's time.
The Dunning Agency was located in a small bungalow off La Cienega in a residential area.