AUDIT Definition & Meaning

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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.

audit

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noun

1. an inspection, correction, and verification of business accounts, conducted by an independent qualified accountant
2. ( as modifier )
  audit report
an audited account
any thoroughgoing check or examination
archaic.
a hearing

verb

to inspect, correct, and certify (accounts, etc)
to attend (classes, etc) as an auditor

audit

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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of audit¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English audite, from Latin ��ܻ�ī�ٳܲ� “the sense or act of hearing,” noun derivative of ��ܻ�ī�� “to hear”

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of audit¹

C15: from Latin ��ܻ�ī�ٳܲ� a hearing, from ��ܻ�ī�� to hear

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In response to critical audits, she has repeatedly acknowledged its flaws, and characterized her mission as one of reforming problems that she inherited from prior administrations.

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Inspector general offices routinely conduct independent investigations and audits of federal agencies, and look into possible security breaches.

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He declined to do that but, in place of sanctions, pressured the city to pay for an outside audit of its accounting for billions of dollars it has spent on homeless services.

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They also voiced frustration over a pair of stinging audits that sharply criticized LAHSA’s oversight, or lack of it, over its contracts and programs.

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The firm, which reportedly employs about 2,000 people, also agreed to audit its hiring practices and pledged to “not adopt, use, or pursue any DEI policies.”

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