audit

[ aw-dit ]

/ ˈɔ dɪt /

noun

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.

verb (used with object)

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.

verb (used without object)

to examine and verify an account or accounts by reference to vouchers.

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, adjective re·au·dit, noun, verb un·au·dit·ed, adjective well-au·dit·ed, adjective

Words nearby audit

audiotape, audiotypist, audiovisual, audiovisual aids, audiphone, audit, audit bureau of circulation, audit trail, audition, auditionee, auditioner

Example sentences from the Web for audit

Overall, some evidence of scheduling fraud was found in 76 percent of the 731 VA facilities reviewed for the audit.

57,000 Vets Still Waiting for VA Care |Jacob Siegel |June 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The agency's audit concluded that the Senate staffers using the database had accessed documents they were not authorized to see.

What's Inside CIA's 'Black Site' Database? And Were Senate Staffers Allowed to See? |Eli Lake |March 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Well, according to the 2006 audit of Gallagher Holdings, he could and did.

Britain’s KGB Sugar Daddy |Michael Weiss |March 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This was as much an audit of past failures as an expose of current dysfunction.

Congress Grills IRS on Kooky, Pricey Conference |Ben Jacobs |June 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

I personally think the VA should first approve the backlog claims and then audit the claims for accuracy.

As VA Backlog Grows, ‘Baffled’ Veteran Allies Begin to Turn On President |Jamie Reno |April 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The audit office should have information at hand sufficient to decline the claim or settle it immediately.

The Modern Railroad |Edward Hungerford
They are not, however, subject to any kind of audit or control by the department.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 |Various
In the morning we were taken to the audit department where each bundle was summed up in turn by comptometer operators.

The Beaver, Volume 1, No. 10, July, 1921. |Hudson's Bay Company
Audit the account, and do not let me give you a false statement of the debt.

The Republic |Plato
I am glad to understand, that Congress will appoint some person here to audit our accounts.

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume 3 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for audit

audit

/ (ˈɔːdɪt) /

noun

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

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

Cultural definitions for audit

audit

The examination by an outside party of the accounts of an individual or corporation.

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