audit

[Au·dit]

An audit is a thorough counting, review, or assessment of a situation or collection of things. Before baking cookies, you'd better make an audit of the ingredients available to see whether there is enough sugar and butter.

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An audience; a hearing.

Noun
a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation; "he made an audit of all the plants on his property"; "an energy efficiency audit"; "an email log audit"

Noun
an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA

Verb
attend academic courses without getting credit

Verb
of accounts and tax returns; with the intent to verify

a.
An audience; a hearing.

a.
An examination in general; a judicial examination.

a.
The result of such an examination, or an account as adjusted by auditors; final account.

a.
A general receptacle or receiver.

v. t.
To examine and adjust, as an account or accounts; as, to audit the accounts of a treasure, or of parties who have a suit depending in court.

v. i.
To settle or adjust an account.

Audit

Au"dit , n. [L. auditus a hearing, fr. audire. See Audible, a.] 1. An audience; a hearing. [Obs.]

He appeals to a high audit.

2. An examination in general; a judicial examination. Specifically: An examination of an account or of accounts, with the hearing of the parties concerned, by proper officers, or persons appointed for that purpose, who compare the charges with the vouchers, examine witnesses, and state the result. 3. The result of such an examination, or an account as adjusted by auditors; final account.

Yet I can make my audit up.

4. A general receptacle or receiver. [Obs.]

It [a little brook] paid to its common audit no more than the revenues of a little cloud.

Audit ale, a kind of ale, brewed at the English universities, orig. for the day of audit. -- Audit house, Audit room, an appendage to a cathedral, for the transaction of its business.

Audit

Au"dit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Audited; p. pr. & vb. n. Auditing.] To examine and adjust, as an account or accounts; as, to audit the accounts of a treasure, or of parties who have a suit depending in court.

Audit

Au"dit, v. i. To settle or adjust an account.

Let Hocus audit; he knows how the money was disbursed.

An audience; a hearing.

To examine and adjust, as an account or accounts; as, to audit the accounts of a treasure, or of parties who have a suit depending in court.

To settle or adjust an account.

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Usage Examples

I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services.

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Other Usage Examples

Could a government dare to set out with happiness as its goal? Now that there are accepted scientific proofs, it would be easy to audit the progress of national happiness annually, just as we monitor money and GDP.