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audit

[ aw-dit ]
/ ˈɔ dɪt /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to examine and verify an account or accounts by reference to vouchers.
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Origin of audit

1400–50; late Middle English audite<Latin audītus the sense or act of hearing, equivalent to audī(re) to hear + -tus suffix of v. action

OTHER WORDS FROM audit

au·dit·a·ble, adjectivere·au·dit, noun, verbun·au·dit·ed, adjectivewell-au·dit·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for audit

audit
/ (ˈɔːdɪt) /

noun
  1. an inspection, correction, and verification of business accounts, conducted by an independent qualified accountant
  2. (as modifier)audit report
US an audited account
any thoroughgoing check or examination
archaic a hearing
verb
to inspect, correct, and certify (accounts, etc)
US and Canadian to attend (classes, etc) as an auditor

Word Origin for audit

C15: from Latin audītus a hearing, from audīre to hear
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Cultural definitions for audit

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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