dun

dun (someone) for (something)

To nag or bother someone to pay money owed. Don't answer the phone—creditors keep dunning me for money that I just don't have right now.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

dun someone for something

to harass someone to pay a bill or deliver something. If you don't pay the bill, they will dun you for it day and night. My job is to dun people for payment of their bills.
See also: dun
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • blow it all
  • bank on
  • banking
  • come Monday
  • a thing you don't want is dear at any price
  • answer back to (one)
  • don't get me wrong
  • don't beat a dead horse
  • all in (one's) head
  • discipline (one) for (something)
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Upon the completion of the transaction, Dun and Bradstreet will become a privately held company, and shares of Dun and Bradstreet common stock will no longer trade on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Is it any wonder, then, that she made "Dun Whinny" her top choice?
"During the emergence, trout will take the dun or the nymph."
CACI, an Arlington, Va., developer of computer systems and software for government and commercial customers, and business information provider Dun & Bradstreet last week introduced a solution for government procurement professionals designed to help reduce costs and expedite the procurement process.
After sharp increases in 1991 and 1992, business failures fell by 11.4% in 1993, according to Dun and Bradstreet Corp.
Dun's Business Locator (DBL) is a DCD-ROM directory product designed to locate companies and to link to other Dun & Bradstreet products.
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17 June 2019 - New Jersey, US-based commercial data and analytics provider Dun and Bradstreet has agreed to acquire California, US-based AI-powered customer data platform Lattice Engines that enables B2B organisations to scale account-based marketing and sales programmes across every channel, the company said.
BANKING AND CREDIT NEWS-November 29, 2018-Black Knight to invest up to USD 375m in Dun & Bradstreet
21 November 2018 - US-based software, data and analytics solutions provider Black Knight, Inc.'s (NYSE: BKI) board of directors has approved a USD 375m investment in commercial data, analytics and insights provider Dun and Bradstreet, the firm said.
Black Knight (BKI) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a $375M investment in Dun & Bradstreet (DNB).
Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) has announced that it has agreed to be acquired by an investor group led by CC Capital, Cannae Holdings and funds affiliated with Thomas H.