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1884 Times 4 Nov. 9/2 The Ministry of Finance now audits, or rather pre-audits, the accounts of all the public departments except three.

1970 N. Ward Govt. Canada (ed. 5) xviii. 363 Expenditures are pre-audited before being made, to ensure that Parliament has actually voted the money for the proposed expenditure and that the money has not already been spent.

2004 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 8 June b3 The lease was not notarized, nor was it pre-audited by the county finance director, a violation of state law, according to the report.

1878 Times 12 Sept. 4/5 The claims..should be submitted to the pay examiner of the Presidency concerned for pre-audit.

2005 Nation (Thailand) (Nexis) 15 Aug. The Office of the Auditor-General wants to put its emphasis on pre-audits, since its traditional post-audits cannot prevent unproductive spending and corruption.