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
According to an audit covering the period from July 2017 to June 2018, the agency collected about $200,000 more in rent from public housing properties than it did in the previous year.
She Was Sued Over Rent She Didn’t Owe. It Took Seven Court Dates to Prove She Was Right. | by Danielle Ohl, Capital Gazette, and Talia Buford and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica | August 25, 2020 | ProPublicaNo technical audit was performed and no legacy issues were addressed prior to the move.
A recently released audit found Sweetwater officials deliberately covered up the district’s financial problems.
Accusations Flew, Then National School District Official Got Paid to Resign | Ashly McGlone | July 20, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThe audit also showed the agency failed to investigate one of 10 complaints reviewed by auditors and understaffed its advisory committee to the point where it couldn’t reach a quorum during any of its meetings for the last several years.
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“We have a detailed audit system that tracks the life cycle of an evidentiary item for record-keeping purposes,” she said.
Your Arrest Video Is Going Online. Who Will See It? | Jacob Siegel | September 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOverall, some evidence of scheduling fraud was found in 76 percent of the 731 VA facilities reviewed for the audit.
Sen. Jerry Moran, a Republican from Kansas, called the VA-directed audit “more damage control than solving the problem.”
If Sterling claimed benefits under Section 1033, the IRS would undoubtedly audit him.
Donald Sterling’s Last Laugh: Force Him to Sell the Clippers and He Could Pay No Taxes | Nick Lum | May 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTFor a "cold collation on the occasion of the audit" our Council always allows 10.
For it would have been indecent, and perhaps illegal, that he should audit his own accounts.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayBartholomew is honest enough; but either he has won some money, or he really does not want the drawback at audit.
The Hills and the Vale | Richard JefferiesIt therefore contained barrels of very prime wine and very strong audit ale.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events | S. Baring-GouldA copy of the accounts has to be deposited for public inspection for seven days before the audit.
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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