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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Egan-Jones, which advises institutional investors, asset managers, and financial institutions, warned firms selling “intellectual capital by the hour,” such as auditing, investment banking, consulting, law and engineering face price erosion from AI competition.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
The controller is the state’s fiscal watchdog, responsible for auditing government agencies, administering payroll for state employees and reuniting abandoned assets with their owners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Osman was reported to have been working for a local auditing firm.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
One of the auditing clients, Coca-Cola, came through in 1959 by offering him a junior executive job in Venezuela.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“You’re auditing something? I thought about doing that at NYU. How is it?”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
