audit
Meaning of audit
noun
- an official inspection of an organization's accounts, typically by an independent body.
audits can't be expected to detect every fraud
- conduct an official financial inspection of (a company or its accounts).
unlimited companies must also have their accounts audited
- attend (a class) informally, without working for credit.
he made use of the knowledge gleaned from economics classes he audited
late Middle English: from Latin auditus ‘hearing’, from audire ‘hear’, in medieval Latin auditus (compoti) ‘audit (of an account)’, an audit originally being presented orally.
Information about audit
- The plural form of audit is: audits.
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CatalanHyphenation of audit
au-dit
- It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
- audit is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
audit synonyms
Meaning scrutinize:
Meaning inspect (someone or something) thoroughly in order to determine their nature or condition:
Meaning look closely at or examine (someone or something):
Meaning physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument:
Meaning make a careful and critical examination of (something):
Meaning carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth:
Meaning examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something:
Meaning evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of:
Meaning assess the value or quality of:
Meaning form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess:
Meaning survey or evaluate (a subject or past events):
Meaning devote time and attention to gaining knowledge of (an academic subject), especially by means of books:
Meaning read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way:
Meaning put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles:
Meaning methodically cut up (a body or plant) in order to study its internal parts:
Translation of audit
Words that rhyme with audit
daudit, plaudit, preaudit, reaudit, excudit, Yehudit, erudit
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