audit

C1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈɔ.dɪt/ UK /ˈɔː.dɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #14952

Meanings

1

noun
An official examination of a company's financial records.

Usage: In the financial sense, an audit is an examination of records or accounts. Conduct an audit and undergo an audit describe the examiner's and the organization's roles.

The annual audit found that every invoice matched a recorded payment.

The company faces a tax audit next month.
2

verb
To officially examine financial records for accuracy.

An independent firm audits our accounts every year.
3

noun
A careful review or examination of something.

They carried out an audit of energy use in the building.
4

verb
To attend a course without earning credit for it.

I audited the chemistry class last semester.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 verb · to officially examine... inspect scrutinize

3 noun · a careful review or... review

Word family

Forms auditedauditingaudits

Derived forms auditabilityauditableauditeeecoauditpostauditpreauditreauditunaudited

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Phrases (1)

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audit program
a plan listing the checks and procedures needed for an audit

Noun + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin audītus, related to audiō and audīre, to hear. Its examination sense is associated historically with accounts being presented orally.

*h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European audire Latin

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General Vocabulary

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# audit

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɔ.dɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɔː.dɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 14952

## Meanings
1. An official examination of a company's financial records.
2. To officially examine financial records for accuracy.
3. A careful review or examination of something.
4. To attend a course without earning credit for it.

## Usage Notes
- An official examination of a company's financial records.: In the financial sense, an audit is an examination of records or accounts. Conduct an audit and undergo an audit describe the examiner's and the organization's roles.

## Examples
- The annual audit found that every invoice matched a recorded payment.
- The company faces a tax audit next month.
- An independent firm audits our accounts every year.
- They carried out an audit of energy use in the building.
- I audited the chemistry class last semester.

## Derived Forms
- auditability
- auditable
- auditee
- ecoaudit
- postaudit
- preaudit
- reaudit
- unaudited

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂ew-
- Root: audire - to hear

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin audītus, related to audiō and audīre, to hear. Its examination sense is associated historically with accounts being presented orally.

## AI Etymology
Audit is borrowed from Latin audītus, from audiō (“to hear”). Sense of “examine” was because examinations were originally presented orally, and the examiner listened. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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