preaudit

American

[pree-aw-dit] / priˈɔ dɪt /

Or pre-audit

noun

Accounting.

an examination of vouchers, contracts, etc., in order to substantiate a transaction or a series of transactions before they are paid for and recorded.

First recorded in 1935–40; pre- + audit

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But doing away with the preaudit is not the answer.

From New York Times

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