Word Frequency
audit (ˈɔːdɪt
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Definitions
noun
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- 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 & Canadian) to attend (classes, etc) as an auditor
Word Origin
C15: from Latin audītus a hearing, from audīre to hearSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = inspect, check, review, balance, survey, examine, investigate, go through, assess, go over, evaluate, vet, verify, appraise, scrutinize, inquire into
= inspection, check, checking, review, balancing, search, survey, investigation, examination, scan, scrutiny, supervision, surveillance, look-over, verification, once-over, checkup, superintendence
Translations for 'audit'
- British English: audit An audit is an inspection, correction, and verification of business accounts, conducted by an independent qualified accountant.The bank first learned of the problem when it carried out an internal audit.ˈɔːdɪt NOUN
- Arabic: مُرَاجَعَةُ الـحِسَابات
- Brazilian Portuguese: auditoria
- Chinese: 审计
- Croatian: revizija
- Czech: audit
- Danish: revision
- Dutch: accountantscontrole
- European Spanish: auditoría
- Finnish: tilintarkastus
- French: audit
- German: Rechnungsprüfung
- Greek: έλεγχος
- Italian: revisione
- Japanese: 監査
- Korean: 감사
- Norwegian: revisjon
- Polish: kontrola ksiąg
- Portuguese: auditoria
- Romanian: audit
- Russian: проверка
- Spanish: auditoría
- Swedish: revision
- Thai: การตรวจสอบบัญชี
- Turkish: hesap denetimi
- Ukrainian: аудит
- Vietnamese: sự kiểm toán
- British English: audit When an accountant audits an organization's accounts, he or she examines the accounts officially in order to make sure that they have been done correctly.Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.ˈɔːdɪt VERB
- Arabic: يُراجِعُ الـحِسَابات
- Brazilian Portuguese: examinar
- Chinese: 稽核
- Croatian: revidirati
- Czech: zrevidovat revidovat
- Danish: revidere
- Dutch: de boeken controleren
- European Spanish: auditar
- Finnish: tehdä tilintarkastus
- French: auditer
- German: prüfen
- Greek: ελέγχω
- Italian: revisionare
- Japanese: 監査する
- Korean: 감사하다
- Norwegian: granske
- Polish: skontrolować kontrolować
- Portuguese: fazer auditoria
- Romanian: a verifica
- Russian: проверять отчетность
- Spanish: auditar
- Swedish: revidera
- Thai: ตรวจสอบบัญชี
- Turkish: hesapları denetlemek
- Ukrainian: перевіряти перевірити
- Vietnamese: kiểm toán
Example Sentences Including 'audit'
As I flipped through the pages, I wondered if an official audit was taking place.SOMEBODY (2002)
From what they were saying it seemed like they would co-operate with the independent audit rather than the State inquiry.Irish Times (2002)
It follows an audit last year which found there have been at least 22 unsolved murders in Merseyside in the last 40 years.Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2003)
The Allfirst operation was audited by the local PwC office in the US, which reported into the main group audit in Dublin.Irish Times (2002)
The Software Audit Return (SAR) campaign will run until May 10, the deadline for returning the audit forms at www.Glasgow Herald (2002)
The panel used a nominal group process (an established consensus technique) and tested the standards by audit.British Medical Journal (2002)
Two types of panel exist: home audit (an auditor visits the home to checkBasic Marketing. Principles and Practice
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