audit

Speech parts

1. audit - Noun

2. audit - Adjective

3. audit - Verb

Meaning

An audience; a hearing.

An examination in general; a judicial examination.

The result of such an examination, or an account as adjusted by auditors; final account.

A general receptacle or receiver.

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.

To settle or adjust an account.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

inspect scrutinize scrutinise inquisition accountancy control study research sound view test report analysis enquiry catechism
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Antonyms

allow think assume flee propose approve
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Hypernyms

take study read learn examination accounting

Hyponyms

financial audit limited audit

Phrases with the word

First Amendment audit statutory audit irs audit rep external audit audit forensically

Derivatives

audited auditing

Anagrams

ditau

Examples

Could a government dare to set out with happiness as its goal? Now that there are accepted scientific proofs, it would be easy to audit the progress of national happiness annually, just as we monitor money and GDP. Polly Toynbee

Americans like to make money; Canadians like to audit it. I know no other country where accountants have a higher social and moral status. Northrop Frye

May all good fellows that here agree Drink Audit Ale in heaven with me, And may all my enemies go to hell! Noël! Noël! Noël! Noël! May all my enemies go to hell! Noël! Noël! Hilaire Belloc

I always do a mental audit at the end of the week to make sure Im balancing time between my career and my personal life. Jill Wagner

Uncontrolled access to data, with no audit trail of activity and no oversight would be going too far. This applies to both commercial and government use of data about people. John Poindexter

I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services. Imran Khan

Close letter words and terms

audism audist audistic audit ale audit program audit programme