Meaning

7 senses
  1. A judicial examination.

    Revision

    ауди́тaudít, реви́зияrevízija

    авди́тavdýt

    a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation

  2. An examination in general.

    Überprüfung, Prüfung

    прове́ркаprovérka

  3. An independent review and examination of records and activities to assess the adequacy of system controls, to ensure compliance with established policies and operational procedures, and to recommend necessary changes in controls, policies, or procedures

    National Assembly audit

    Buchprüfung, Bilanzprüfung, Kontrolle

    ауди́тaudít, реви́зияrevízija, инспе́кцияinspékcija

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

    umfassender Untersuchungsbericht

  5. Spiritual counseling, which forms the core of Dianetics.

  6. (obsolete)A general receptacle or receiver.

    , "A Funeral Sermon" It [a little brook] paid to its common audit no more than the revenues of a little cloud.

  7. (obsolete)An audience; a hearing.

    Audienz

Examples

20 sentences
  1. I've never been audited.

  2. The accounts have been audited.

  3. You're being audited.

  4. We're being audited.

  5. The IRS is auditing me.

    ruМеня проверяет налоговая. — sharptoothed

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
judicial examination:
Русский
By meaning 3
judicial examination:
examination in general:
independent review:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
judicial examination:
examination in general:
independent review:
result of such an examination:
audience, hearing:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin audītus, from audiō (“to hear”). The sense of examine is because exami

Borrowed from Latin audītus, from audiō (“to hear”). The sense of examine is because examinations were originally presented orally, and the examiner listened.

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Forms

plural: audits
Singularaudit
Pluralaudits

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA:audited account

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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