audit
noun
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
auditing
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present participleof audit.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Osman was reported to have been working for a local auditing firm.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
A reality check on my estimate of the Vanguard 500 Index fund’s 50-year performance percentile comes from the track records of investment newsletters that were calculated by my performance auditing firm.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
“States now have a negotiated menu of age assurance, time limits, nighttime restrictions, parental controls, auditing, and monetary relief that they can put on the table,” Engstrom told me.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
Several organizations of institutional investors and auditing professionals, as well as a tsunami of individual investors, expressed opposition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Unnerved, Oppenheimer confided that every other registered student had already done the same—the hall was filled with students auditing the course for no credit, struggling to understand the subject matter without risking a grade.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
