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.
Origin of audit
1400–50; late Middle English audite<Latin audītus the sense or act of hearing, equivalent to audī(re) to hear + -tus suffix of v. action
According to an audit covering the period from July 2017 to June 2018, the agency collected about $200,000 more in rent from public housing properties than it did in the previous year.
She Was Sued Over Rent She Didn’t Owe. It Took Seven Court Dates to Prove She Was Right.|by Danielle Ohl, Capital Gazette, and Talia Buford and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica|August 25, 2020|ProPublica
No technical audit was performed and no legacy issues were addressed prior to the move.
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A recently released audit found Sweetwater officials deliberately covered up the district’s financial problems.
Accusations Flew, Then National School District Official Got Paid to Resign|Ashly McGlone|July 20, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The audit also showed the agency failed to investigate one of 10 complaints reviewed by auditors and understaffed its advisory committee to the point where it couldn’t reach a quorum during any of its meetings for the last several years.
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After the site audit, you can get rid of duplicates, speed up the download of the site, identify affiliates, and solve other problems.
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Overall, some evidence of scheduling fraud was found in 76 percent of the 731 VA facilities reviewed for the audit.
57,000 Vets Still Waiting for VA Care|Jacob Siegel|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The agency's audit concluded that the Senate staffers using the database had accessed documents they were not authorized to see.
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Well, according to the 2006 audit of Gallagher Holdings, he could and did.
Britain’s KGB Sugar Daddy|Michael Weiss|March 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This was as much an audit of past failures as an expose of current dysfunction.
Congress Grills IRS on Kooky, Pricey Conference|Ben Jacobs|June 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I personally think the VA should first approve the backlog claims and then audit the claims for accuracy.
As VA Backlog Grows, ‘Baffled’ Veteran Allies Begin to Turn On President|Jamie Reno|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The audit office should have information at hand sufficient to decline the claim or settle it immediately.
The Modern Railroad|Edward Hungerford
They are not, however, subject to any kind of audit or control by the department.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various
In the morning we were taken to the audit department where each bundle was summed up in turn by comptometer operators.
The Beaver, Volume 1, No. 10, July, 1921.|Hudson's Bay Company
Audit the account, and do not let me give you a false statement of the debt.
The Republic|Plato
I am glad to understand, that Congress will appoint some person here to audit our accounts.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume 3|Various
British Dictionary definitions for audit
audit
/ (ˈɔːdɪt) /
noun
an inspection, correction, and verification of business accounts, conducted by an independent qualified accountant
(as modifier)audit report
USan audited account
any thoroughgoing check or examination
archaica hearing
verb
to inspect, correct, and certify (accounts, etc)
US and Canadianto attend (classes, etc) as an auditor
Word Origin for audit
C15: from Latin audītus a hearing, from audīre to hear