TOP

Definition of audit noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

audit

noun
 
 
/ˈɔːdɪt/
 
/ˈɔːdɪt/
[countable, uncountable]
jump to other results
  1.  
    an official examination of business and financial records to see that they are true and correct
    • an annual audit
    • a tax audit
    • preparing the accounts for audit
    Topics Moneyc1, Businessc1
  2.  
    an official examination of the quality or standard of something
    • an environmental audit
    see also green auditTopics Businessc1
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin auditus ‘hearing’, from audire ‘hear’, in medieval Latin auditus (compoti) ‘audit (of an account)’, an audit originally being presented orally.
See audit in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee audit in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
Check pronunciation: audit

Nearby words

dizzy
adjective
 
 
From the Topic
Health problems
C1
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day