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audit

au·dit

audit

 
 
pronunciation:
aw diht
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
features:
Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition: an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination.
The company's accountant does a monthly audit of the sales receipts and expenditures.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)audit annual, comprehensive, continuous, corporate, detailed, embedded, environmental, explicit, extensive, external, financial, forensic, generalized, generic, independent, internal, legislative, ongoing, outside, overall, periodic, random, recent, regular, thorough  [See all][See only the most frequent]
verb + (n.)audit assist, cite, complete, conduct, consult, implement, incorporate, issue, perform, request, review, select, submit, trigger, undergo, undertake
(n.)audit + verb account, assess, ensure, evaluate, examine, release, result, reveal, uncover
noun + (n.)audit Help accounting, assessment, auditing, auditor, board, capability, certification, computer, curriculum, definition, documentation, efficiency, energy, ethics, evaluation, expert, frequency, implementation, inspection, inspector, maintenance, management, performance, planning, quality, return, routine, statement, system, tax, taxpayer  [See all][See only the most frequent]
 
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: audits, auditing, audited
definition 1: to examine (records or accounts) so as to check accuracy.
The Internal Revenue Service will often audit a company or individual who claims a great number of deductions.
definition 2: to attend (a course at a school or college) for no credit.
I'm just auditing the course, so I won't be taking the exams.
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition: to examine records or accounts for accuracy.
Word Combinations  About this feature
(v.)audit + nounHelp agency, bank, book, class, client, course, department, development, firm, information, record, service, standard
Word Parts  About this feature
The word audit contains the following part:
aud, audit, audio Latin root that means hear