📋audit

noun/verb
/ˈɔːdɪt/

Meaning

A formal examination of accounts or processes to ensure accuracy and compliance.
to examine and verify financial records or accounts officially

Example Sentences

The company hired an external firm to audit its financial statements.

The accountant will audit the company's books next month.

Example Expressions

audit trail

Synonyms

inspection, examination, review, assessment, evaluation, examine, inspect, check
Entry 1
inspection, examination, review, assessment, evaluation
Entry 2
examine, inspect, review, check

Antonyms

neglect, ignore, overlook, trust
Entry 1
neglect, ignore, overlook
Entry 2
ignore, overlook, neglect, trust

Collocations

financial audit, internal audit, external audit, audit report, audit committee, audit accounts, audit company, audit process, audit records, audit system
Entry 1
financial audit, internal audit, external audit, audit report, audit committee
Entry 2
audit accounts, audit company, audit process, audit records, audit system

More Example Sentences

Let's go to the auditorium.

Related Vocabularies

something that completes or goes well with something; to add something that enhances or improves
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an official order or command, often by authority
A support attached to a wall for holding something; also, to group things together.
a decrease in size or wasting away of a body part, tissue, or ability due to lack of use

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