
dunning
词源
源自17世纪英语,与古英语'dun'(意为深褐色)无关,可能来自德语'tun'(做)的变体,表示持续行动。现代专指财务催收始于19世纪商业用语。
noun
❶ 指持续催促或提醒某人支付欠款的行为,常见于商业或财务场景中,表示对逾期款项的追讨。
“The company sent multiple dunning letters to the late-paying client.”
(公司向拖欠付款的客户发送了多封催款信函。)
“Our dunning process starts with a polite reminder email.”
(我们的催款流程从发送一封礼貌的提醒邮件开始。)
verb
❶ 持续催促某人偿还债务的行为,通常指债权人通过电话、信件等方式反复提醒债务人。
“The landlord kept dunning the tenant for the overdue rent.”
(房东不断催促租客支付逾期未付的租金。)
“She was dunned by multiple creditors after losing her job.”
(失业后她被多个债权人催讨债务。)
常见短语
dunning letter — 专门用于提醒付款或催收欠款的正式信函,通常包含欠款金额和付款截止日期等信息。
“The accounting department sent out dunning letters to all clients with overdue invoices.”
(财务部门向所有发票逾期的客户发送了催款信。)
dunning process — 指企业或机构从温和提醒到采取法律行动的一系列标准化催款步骤。
“Our dunning process escalates from emails to phone calls if payment isn't received.”
(如果未收到付款,我们的催款流程会从电子邮件升级到电话催收。)