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audit
[ aw-dit ]
noun
- an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- a report or statement reflecting an audit; a final statement of account.
- the inspection or examination of a building or other facility to evaluate or improve its appropriateness, safety, efficiency, or the like:
An energy audit can suggest ways to reduce home fuel bills.
- Archaic. a judicial hearing.
- Obsolete. an audience.
verb (used with object)
- to make an audit of; examine (accounts, records, etc.) for purposes of verification:
The accountants audited the company's books at the end of the fiscal year.
- to attend (classes, lectures, etc.) as an auditor.
- to make an audit of (a building or other facility) to evaluate or improve its safety, efficiency, or the like.
verb (used without object)
- to examine and verify an account or accounts by reference to vouchers.
audit
/ ˈɔːɪ /
noun
- an inspection, correction, and verification of business accounts, conducted by an independent qualified accountant
- ( as modifier )
audit report
- an audited account
- any thoroughgoing check or examination
- archaic.a hearing
verb
- to inspect, correct, and certify (accounts, etc)
- to attend (classes, etc) as an auditor
audit
- The examination by an outside party of the accounts of an individual or corporation .
Other Word Forms
- d·· adjective
- ·d noun verb
- ܲ·d· adjective
- ɱ-d· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of audit1
Word History and Origins
Origin of audit1
Example Sentences
The audits are the latest in a barrage of administrative actions against elite universities around the country.
The Gaza health ministry says it has also recently audited data in its official fatalities list from hospital mortuaries for errors and omissions.
The demands to Harvard included agreeing to government-approved external audits of the university's curriculum as well as hiring and admission data.
And there hasn't been an independent audit of the algorithm.
In a statement, Mahmood also said that alongside an independent Ministry of Justice review into the attack, she would now be auditing the implementation of previous review recommendations into extremism in UK prisons.
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