audit /öˈdit/

1. An examination of accounts by an authorized person or persons
2. A statement of account
3. A check or examination
4. An evaluation of a specified quantity or quality, as in energy audit, efficiency audit
5. A calling to account generally
6. A periodical settlement of accounts (obsolete)
7. Audience, hearing (obsolete)

1. To examine and officially verify, etc (the accounts of a company)
2. To attend (a course or class) without intending to take any examination (N American and Aust)

aud'itable adjective

audˈitor noun

1. A person who audits accounts
2. A hearer (fem audˈitress)
3. A person who audits a course or class (N American and Aust)

auditorˈial adjective

audˈitorship noun

audit ale noun

An ale of special quality brewed for some Oxford and Cambridge colleges (orig for use on the day of audit)

Audit Commission noun

The body responsible for the auditing of local authorities and NHS bodies in England and Wales

audit committee noun

A subcommittee of a company's board of directors with responsibility for liaising with external auditors

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