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/ˈôdit/,
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audits, 3rd person singular present; auditing, present participle; audited, past tense; audited, past participle;
  1. Conduct an official financial examination of (an individual's or organization's accounts)
    • - companies must have their accounts audited
  2. Conduct a systematic review of
    • - auditing obstetrical and neonatal care
  3. Attend (a class) informally, not for academic credit


  1. (audit) audited account: an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA
  2. (audit) examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification; "audit accounts and tax returns"
  3. (audit) a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation; "he made an audit of all the plants on his property"; "an energy efficiency audit"; "an email log audit"
  4. (audit) attend academic courses without getting credit
  5. (auditor) hearer: someone who listens attentively
  6. (auditor) a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit
  7. The general definition of an audit is an evaluation of a person, organization, system, process, enterprise, project or product. The term most commonly refers to audits in accounting, but similar concepts also exist in project management, quality management, and for energy conservation.
  8. Auditing was developed by L. Ron Hubbard, and is described by the Church of Scientology as "spiritual counseling which is the central practice of Dianetics and Scientology".
  9. (Audit (academics)) An audit is an educational term for the completion of a course of study for which no assessment is made or grade awarded. Retrieved on 8 March 2010. ...
  10. (Audit (telecommunication)) In telecommunications, the term audit has the following meanings: * Telecom Audit defines the act of conducting a review, examination and reconciliation of Telecom, Wireless and Network customer service records, invoicing and contract agreements in order to ensure the ...
  11. (Auditor (ecclesiastical)) In ecclesiastical terminology, an Auditor (from a Latin word meaning "hearer") is a person given authority to hear cases in an ecclesiastical court.
  12. (The Audit (Golden girls episode)) This article is a list of episodes from The Golden Girls.
  13. (audit) An examination in general; A judicial examination; An independent review and examination of records and activities to assess the adequacy of system controls, to ensure compliance with established policies and operational procedures, and to recommend necessary changes in controls, ...
  14. (auditor) One who audits bookkeeping accounts; In many jurisdictions, an elected or appointed public official in charge of the public accounts; a comptroller; One who audits an academic course; who attends the lectures but does not earn academic credit; One trained to perform spiritual ...
  15. (Audit) An independent examination of the accounting records and other evidence relating to an organization to support the expression of an impartial expert opinion about the reliability of the financial statements.
  16. An audit refers to an unbiased examination and evaluation of the financial statements of an individual or organization such as a business. ...
  17. (Audit) A database table containing a single entry for each significant action that takes place on the site. Also used as a verb to indicate that a particular action will be recorded for future review and diagnosis
  18. (Audit) A systematic and independent examination of trial-related activities and documents to determine whether the evaluated trial-related activities were conducted, and the data were recorded, analyzed, and accurately reported according to the protocol, sponsor's standard operating procedures ...
  19. (Audit) examine to verify accuracy, or conformity with requirements.
  20. (Audit) to take a course without credit.
  21. (audit) An examination of records or accounts to check their accuracy. A post-treatment record review or clinical examination to verify information reported on claims.
  22. (audit) An independent evaluation of software products or processes to ascertain compliance to standards, guidelines, specifications, and/or procedures based on objective criteria, including documents that specify:
  23. an energy audit seeks energy inefficiencies and prescribes improvements.
  24. (Audit) The process of checking every entry in a set of books to make sure they agree with the original paperwork (eg. checking a journal's entries against the original purchase and sales invoices).
  25. (Audit) Some policies (such as workers compensation) are written subject to an audit. Since workers compensation premium is based on the insured’s payroll, the insurer is entitled to audit the insured’s records at the end of the policy to verify that it has collected an adequate premium for the ...