audit
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.
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.
to examine and verify an account or accounts by reference to vouchers.
Origin of audit
1Other words from audit
- au·dit·a·ble, adjective
- re·au·dit, noun, verb
- un·au·dit·ed, adjective
- well-au·dit·ed, adjective
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How to use audit in a sentence
It will call in lay experts and carry out surprise audits to prevent further scandals.
Vatican Hustle: Con Men No Longer Welcome in the Holy See | Tom Kington | March 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAsk SIGIR or SIGAR how many people download their audits and investigations.
We Abandoned Them: Kirk Johnson’s Fight to Save Iraqis | John Kael Weston | September 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTRichard Nixon actually ordered IRS audits on his political enemies.
Nixon was irate when he discovered that an IRS list of people scheduled for audits included Billy Graham and John Wayne.
IRS Audits, Benghazi, Sebelius: Obama’s Second Term Is Scandal Heaven | Eleanor Clift | May 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Pennsylvania Department of Health audits hospitals and medical facilities.
Why Are the Media Apologizing About Kermit Gosnell Coverage? | Josh Dzieza | April 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Efficiency, integrity, and uniformity are insured by inspections and audits by competent experts free from local affiliations.
Letters from an Old Railway Official | Charles DeLano HineIf there were many such auditors, audits would form a most amusing portion of our comic literature.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. III of IV | Charles L. GravesHe audits the accounts of all county officers, makes rules and regulations for the relief of the poor.
Elements of Civil Government | Alexander L. PetermanShe keeps careful accounts of her receipts and expenditure—accounts which Victor Hugo afterwards audits most minutely.
Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo | Louis GuimbaudOnce a day you turn your slips into Central and the Machine audits your account.
You Too Can Be A Millionaire | Noel Miller Loomis
British Dictionary definitions for audit
/ (ˈɔːdɪt) /
an inspection, correction, and verification of business accounts, conducted by an independent qualified accountant
(as modifier): audit report
US an audited account
any thoroughgoing check or examination
archaic a hearing
to inspect, correct, and certify (accounts, etc)
US and Canadian to attend (classes, etc) as an auditor
Origin of audit
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for audit
The examination by an outside party of the accounts of an individual or corporation.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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