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audit

au·dit
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [aw-dit]
    • /ˈɔ dɪt/
    • /ˈɔː.dɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [aw-dit]
    • /ˈɔ dɪt/

Definitions of audit word

  • verb audit When an accountant audits an organization's accounts, he or she examines the accounts officially in order to make sure that they have been done correctly. 3
  • verb audit Audit is also a noun. 3
  • noun audit an inspection, correction, and verification of business accounts, conducted by an independent qualified accountant 3
  • noun audit (as modifier) 3
  • noun audit an audited account 3
  • noun audit any thoroughgoing check or examination 3

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Origin of audit

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
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

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Audit

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

audit popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

audit usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for audit

verb audit

  • verify — to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
  • investigate — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
  • analyze — to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.
  • scrutinize — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
  • report — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.

noun audit

  • inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
  • assessment — An assessment is a consideration of someone or something and a judgment about them.
  • appraisal — If you make an appraisal of something, you consider it carefully and form an opinion about it.
  • inventory — a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, finished goods on hand, etc., made each year by a business concern.
  • stocktaking — the examination or counting over of materials or goods on hand, as in a stockroom or store.

Antonyms for audit

verb audit

  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.

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