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audit

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noun

  1. an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.

  2. a report or statement reflecting an audit; a final statement of account.

  3. 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.

  4. Archaic.a judicial hearing.

  5. Obsolete.an audience.



verb (used with object)

  1. 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.

  2. to attend (classes, lectures, etc.) as an auditor.

  3. to make an audit of (a building or other facility) to evaluate or improve its safety, efficiency, or the like.

verb (used without object)

  1. to examine and verify an account or accounts by reference to vouchers.

audit

/ ˈɔːɪ /

noun

    1. an inspection, correction, and verification of business accounts, conducted by an independent qualified accountant

    2. ( as modifier )

      audit report

  1. an audited account

  2. any thoroughgoing check or examination

  3. archaica hearing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to inspect, correct, and certify (accounts, etc)

  2. to attend (classes, etc) as an auditor

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

audit

  1. The examination by an outside party of the accounts of an individual or corporation.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • auditable adjective
  • reaudit noun
  • unaudited adjective
  • well-audited adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of audit1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English audite, from Latin ܻīٳܲ “the sense or act of hearing,” noun derivative of ܻī “to hear”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of audit1

C15: from Latin ܻīٳܲ a hearing, from ܻī to hear
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Example Sentences

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She said the county is conducting an audit to better understand how Do’s scheme was allowed to occur.

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Mr McCartan said there was a need for a "serious audit of the financial arrangements".

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But as soon as he won the election, the WWE audit was dropped.

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The library carries out an annual audit of items worth more than £10,000 and no missing items that cross that threshold were found over the last year.

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Labour has suggested that some clarity on their approach will be provided through the delayed China "audit", a cross-government exercise launched last year, which will review the UK's relations with China.

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