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• audit — au·dit / ȯ dət/ n 1: a formal examination of an organization s or an individual s financial records often for the purpose of uncovering fraud or inaccurate tax returns; also: the final report of such an examination 2: a methodical examination… …   Law dictionary

• Audit — Au dit, n. [L. auditus a hearing, fr. audire. See {Audible}, a.] 1. An audience; a hearing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He appeals to a high audit. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. An examination in general; a judicial examination. [1913 Webster] Note:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Audit ale — Audit Au dit, n. [L. auditus a hearing, fr. audire. See {Audible}, a.] 1. An audience; a hearing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He appeals to a high audit. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. An examination in general; a judicial examination. [1913 Webster] Note:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Audit house — Audit Au dit, n. [L. auditus a hearing, fr. audire. See {Audible}, a.] 1. An audience; a hearing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He appeals to a high audit. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. An examination in general; a judicial examination. [1913 Webster] Note:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Audit room — Audit Au dit, n. [L. auditus a hearing, fr. audire. See {Audible}, a.] 1. An audience; a hearing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He appeals to a high audit. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. An examination in general; a judicial examination. [1913 Webster] Note:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Audit — Au dit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Audited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Auditing}.] To examine and adjust, as an account or accounts; as, to audit the accounts of a treasure, or of parties who have a suit depending in court. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Audit Scotland — is a public body in Scotland which is responsible for auditing approximately 200 public organisations, which spend over £29 billion of public money each year. These include the Scottish Government, local councils and NHS Scotland.The role of… …   Wikipedia

• audit — [ôd′it] n. [ME < L auditus, a hearing, pp. of audire: see AUDIENCE] 1. a formal, often periodic examination and checking of accounts or financial records to verify their correctness 2. a settlement or adjustment of accounts 3. an account thus… …   English World dictionary

• audit failure — ➔ failure * * * audit failure UK US noun [C or U] ACCOUNTING ► a situation in which an audit wrongly states that a company s accounts are correct when they contain mistakes or false statements: »Until the audit failure has been investigated, we… …   Financial and business terms

• audit — ► NOUN ▪ an official inspection of an organization s accounts. ► VERB (audited, auditing) ▪ make an audit of. ORIGIN from Latin audire hear (because an audit was originally presented orally) …   English terms dictionary

• audit — (n.) early 15c., from L. auditus a hearing, pp. of audire hear (see AUDIENCE (Cf. audience)). Official examination of accounts, which originally was an oral procedure. The verb is attested from mid 15c., from the noun. Related: Audited; auditing …   Etymology dictionary