audit
[noun]
Synonyms: examination, analysis, checkup, inspection, perlustration, review, scan, scrutiny, survey, view

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Related Words: investigation, probe, check, control, corrective

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. au‧dit¹ /ˈɔːdət, ˈɔːdɪt $ ˈɒː-/ noun [uncountable and countable]

1. an official examination of a company’s financial records in order to check that they are correct:
the annual audit
internal audit (=an audit carried out by a company’s own staff)

2. formal a detailed examination of something in order to check if it is good enough:
Start with an audit of existing services within the community.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. audit² verb [transitive]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of audire; ⇒ audio]

1. to officially examine a company’s financial records in order to check that they are correct

2. American English to attend a course at university without intending to take examinations in it or get a credit for it

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲