audit
verb/ˈɔːdɪt/
/ˈɔːdɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they audit | /ˈɔːdɪt/ /ˈɔːdɪt/ |
| he / she / it audits | /ˈɔːdɪts/ /ˈɔːdɪts/ |
| past simple audited | /ˈɔːdɪtɪd/ /ˈɔːdɪtɪd/ |
| past participle audited | /ˈɔːdɪtɪd/ /ˈɔːdɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form auditing | /ˈɔːdɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɔːdɪtɪŋ/ |
- audit something to officially examine the financial accounts of a company
- We have just had our accounts audited.
- The National Audit office is responsible for auditing the accounts of a wide range of bodies.
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- audit something to officially examine the quality or standard of something
- We have decided to audit our recruitment policy to ensure it is as fair and inclusive as possible.
- audit something (North American English) to attend a course at college or university but without taking any exams or receiving credit
- She audited classes at the University of California.
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.
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