Audit

Definition: Audit

Audit

Noun

1. An inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant.

Verb

1. Of accounts and tax returns; with the intent to verify.

2. Attend academic courses without getting credit.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "audit" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Medicine

Computing

Energy

Finance

Food & Agriculture

Nuclear Energy & Physics

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

AUDIT

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Audit

Accounts

Audit.

Audit, field audit; check the books, verify accounts.

Inquiry

Bring in question, bring into question, subject to examination; put to the proof; (experiment); audit, tax, pass in review; take into consideration; (think over); take counsel.

Numeration

Check, prove, demonstrate, balance, audit, overhaul, take stock; affix numbers to, page.

Crosswords: Audit

Czech (audit), French (audit), German (auditcompany).

These guys are about as fun as a tax audit. (The Abyss; writing credit: James Cameron.)

Threaten them with an audit. (Now and Again; writing credit: Michael Angeli)

Family Audit (2000)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Audit Cultures : Anthropological Studies in Accountability, Ethics and the Academy (European Association of Social Anthropologists) (reference)

• CIA Review Part 1: Internal Audit Process (reference)

• CIA Review, Part 2: Internal Audit Skills (reference)

• How to Audit ISO 9001:2000 (reference)

• Information Systems Control and Audit (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Ach Audit Manual (reference)

• Audit Manual (reference)

• Audit Master - Diskette (reference)

• Audit Report (reference)

• Cahiers De L Audit (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Internal Audit Professionalism (Video 1 - PPF Video Learning Series) (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

High Tech

• Consoleserver 3200 with 64k Audit Trail 2 Device Cards 10bt Ntwk Card (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

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Business

Noreg is specializing in data security risk audit and intrusion detection. (references)

Enterprises are obliged to submit an environmental audit during privatization. (references)

According to this source, the BAI audit was just another means to demonstrate the need to reform KEPCO. (references)

Civil Liberties

Georgia

On October 30, members of the State Security Ministry raided TNG's headquarters demanding financial information, even though the tax department had completed an audit a few weeks earlier. (references)

Korea

The Government's response was that the tax audit was a legitimate activity and long overdue, although some government officials also mentioned the need to use the tax investigation to reform the media. (references)

Korea

Hundreds of auditors from the Tax Office, representing nearly half of the corps of auditors, spent 130 days examining the records of 23 newspapers; the audit ultimately resulted in the indictment and arrest of owners or major shareholders of three newspapers, two of which, the Chosun Ilbo and the Dong-Ah Ilbo, are the largest in the country and are viewed as among the more critical of President Kim's policies. (references)

Economic History

Indonesia

The Commission did not audit the reports. (references)

Zambia

An audit and business risk department is already in place at the customs head office to look at post-clearance of goods. (references)

Yemen

The National Bank of Yemen was to be put up for sale pending a final audit report for 1999, but no action has been taken. (references)

Human Rights

Guyana

The number of appointments is to depend on the outcome of an audit of pending cases. (references)

Turkey

In late October, the Office for Foundations conducted an unscheduled audit of HRF administrative and financial files. (references)

Ghana

The acting Auditor General stated that the audit was proceeding because public money has gone to the DWM, and the Government has the right to audit their accounts. (references)

Political Economy

GREECE

It also prohibited audit firms from doing multiple tasks for a client, thus raising the cost of audit work. (references)

Political Rights

Belarus

The OSCE/ODIHR also observed that the Electoral Code did not allow a transparent audit by election observers, which raised questions about the overall integrity of the process. (references)

Guyana

As part of the review, the team conducted detailed consultations with political parties, representatives of civil society, and members of GECOM between June 25 and 29. The results, published in mid-August, stated that IDEA was unable to find any evidence of deliberate manipulation or electoral fraud despite several procedural errors and system failures that the audit examined in some detail. (references)

Trade

Korea

Audit quality also is improving. (references)

Australia

These documents may be required for Customs audit purposes. (references)

Philippines

External auditors are required to bring to the attention of the Bangko Sentral any adverse audit findings. (references)

Worker Rights

Bosnia and Herzegovina

In August a long-delayed legal audit requested by OHR was completed. (references)

Indonesia

Companies with more than 100 employees may obtain public recognition of their compliance with safety and health standards through a safety audit procedure. (references)

Germany

The foundation concluded agreements with partner organizations that are to receive foundation funds in order to process and pay claims according to agreed procedures and subject to audit. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "audit": annual audit ♦ Audit ale ♦ audit committee ♦ audit conclusions ♦ audit house ♦ audit of clerical accuracy ♦ audit office ♦ audit room ♦ audit services ♦ audit team ♦ audit to a lecture course ♦ clinical audit ♦ code audit ♦ Dental Audit ♦ desk audit ♦ environmental audit ♦ external audit phases ♦ Financial Audit ♦ internal audit ♦ labor audit ♦ limited audit ♦ management audit ♦ Medical Audit ♦ Nursing Audit ♦ office audit ♦ partial audit ♦ personnel audit ♦ pre audit ♦ restricted audit ♦ software audit ♦ statutory audit ♦ to audit ♦ year end audit ♦ yearly audit of financial statements. Additional references.

Beginning with "audit": audit-committee, audit-ing.

Ending with "audit": non-audit, post-audit.

Afrikaans

kontroleer (check, check up on, supervise, verify). (various references)

Albanian

revizionoj, revizion financiar, kontroll financiar. (various references)

Arabic 

‏فحص الحسابات (auditing, examination), ‏حضر الدروس كمستمع, ‏تدقيق حسابات, ‏دقق الحسابات, ‏بيان نهائي. (various references)

Bulgarian 

уреждане на сметки (acquittal, settlement), финансова ревизия, проверка (check, checkup, probation, proof, revision, tab, test, verification). (various references)

Chinese 

审计. (various references)

Czech

audit, revize úètù, revidovat úèty, kontrolovat (check, control, examine, handle, inspect, monitor, oversee, police, rein, screen). (various references)

Danish

kontrolere (check, check up on, supervise, verify). (various references)

Dutch

controleren (check, check up on, supervise, verify), checken (check, check up on, supervise, verify), aflezen (check, check up on, read, read out, supervise, verify). (various references)

Esperanto

kontroli (check, check up on, supervise, verify). (various references)

Faeroese

kanna (accredit, check, check up on, examine, explore, investigate, jug, pitcher, research, study, supervise, verify), hava eftirlit við (check, check up on, supervise, verify). (various references)

Farsi 

ممیزی (Survey), رسیدگی کردن (Attend, Check, Inquire, Inspect, Supervise, Verify), رسیدگی (Assistance, Attendance, Consideration, Examination, Inquest, Inquiry, Probe, Puberty, Scrutiny), بازرسی (Control, Detection, Examination, Search). (various references)

Finnish

tilintarkastus (auditing), tarkastaa (check, check up on, examine, go through, inspect, look over, observe, review, revise, supervise, test, verify, watch). (various references)

French

vérifier, audit, apurer. (various references)

Frisian

kontrolearje (check, check up on, supervise, verify). (various references)

German

revision (appeal, final proof-read, reconsideration, revisal, revision), rechnungsprüfung (accounting control, auditing, auditing of accounts), prüfung (assay, attempt, check, checking, checkup, consideration, exam, examination, inspection, ordeal, perusal, proof, quiz, scrutiny, test, testing, trial, tryout, verification). (various references)

Greek 

έλεγχοσ λογαριασμών, έλεγχοσ (check, checking, control, proof), έλεγχος (checkpoЯnt, checkpoint, control), εξετάζω λογαριασμούσ, επιτόπιος έλεγχος (on-the-spot check), διακρίβωση (calibration), διαχειριστικός έλεγχος (budgetary control). (various references)

Hebrew 

ב�"יק�" (check, check up, examination, exploration, inspection, overhaul, probe, scrutiny, test), ראית חשבון. (various references)

Hungarian

könyvvizsgálat. (various references)

Indonesian

pengecekan keuangan. (various references)

Italian

verificare (ascertain, check, check up on, come true, control, happen, overhaul, predictate, prove, supervise, toggle, try, verify), revisione (auditing, overhaul, review, revisal, reviser, revision, service, servicing), controllare (check, check up on, command, control, control oneself, examine, govern, inspect, monitor, overlook, school, supervise, verify, vet), verifica di conti, verifica (check, checking, control, gauging, verification), controllo (check, checking, checkup, command, control, curb, examination, grasp, I check, inspection, restraint, screening). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

鑑査 (inspection, judgement), 監査 (inspection, judgement), 査定 (assessment, investigation, revision), 会計監査 (auditing), 会計検査 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

さてい (assessment, investigation, revision), かいけいか�"さ (auditing), かいけいけ�"さ, か�"さ (inspection, investigation, judgement). (various references)

Korean 

감사 (Appreciation, Auditing, Auditor, survey, surveying, Thanking, thanks). (various references)

Manx

scrutaghey (check over, checking, examine, inspect, revision, vet, vetting). (various references)

Papiamen

kontrolá (check, check up on, supervise, verify), chèk (check, check up on, cheque, supervise, verify). (various references)

Pig Latin

auditay

Portuguese

auditoria informática (auditing), auditoria (auditorship), auditar (to audit), verificação (check, collation, control, examination, proof, proofing, reconnaissance, test, trial, tune-up), revisar livros contábeis, revisão de contas, revisão (overhaul, reading, redaction, review, revise), juízo final, frequentar curso como ouvinte, controlo no local (on-the-spot check), balanço (cantilever, rocking, sway, swing, teeter, vacillation, waggle, weighing machine). (various references)

Romanian

verificare (ascertainement, check, control, examination, inspection, proof, review, test, verification), verifica conturi, revizie a conturilor, controla (check, control, direct, examine, govern, inspect, intercept, observe, oversee, prove, restrain, rule, sift, supervise, test, verify), bilanţ (account, balance sheet, result, schedule, total). (various references)

Russian 

ревизовать отчетность, ревизия (revision), проверка счетов. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

revizija (checkup, revise, revision), proveriti (check, check on, check out, check over, double check, screen, sift, test, verify), provera (check, checkout, checkup, crosscheck, vidimus), pregledati (check, examine, go over, go through, inspect, look over, look through, overhaul, perlustrate, peruse, prospect, survey, view), pregled (auscultate, calendar, checkup, digest, exam, inspection, once-over, overhaul, overview, perusal, review, revise, scheme, scrutiny, survey), poreska kontrola, pohađati (attend, take). (various references)

Spanish

controlar (censor, censure, check, check up on, control, direct, get under, monitor, supervise, talk down, talk through, verify), revisión (exam, overhaul, retrial, review, revise, revision, service), revisar (check, check over, check up on, examine, go over, inspect, look at, look over, overhaul, revise, service, supervise, verify, vet), registrar (check, check up on, clock, enrol, enroll, enter, examine, file, inspect, list, look through, minute, record, register, ring up, schedule, search, show, supervise, tackle, verify, write down), auditoría (auditing). (various references)

Swedish

revision (auditing, readjustment, revision), revidera (readjust, revise), granska (check, correct, examine, eye, go through, inspect, overlook, peruse, review, scan, screen, scrutinize, sift, vet, view). (various references)

Thai

เรียนโ�"ยไม่นับหน่วยกิต, การตรวจสอบบัญชี, การวั�"ประสิทธิ� าพ, ตรวจสอบบัญชี. (various references)

Turkish

sistemli inceleme, kontrol etmek (check, check out, check up, check up on, choke back, choke down, command, control, explore, govern, inspect, keep tabs on, see over, superintend, test), incelemek (analyse, analyze, check over, con, construe, dig, dig out, dissect, examine, examine into, go into, investigate, look into, look through, make a study of, observe, peruse, research, research into, scan, search, study, survey, twig, vet, view), hesapların kontrolü, hesap denetimi, denetlemek (check, control, examine, inspect, oversee, superintend, supervise), denetim (check, control, discipline, governance, review, superintendence, test). (various references)

Ukrainian

страшний суд, ревізія (checkup, overhaul, revision), ревізувати (appose, check), перевіряти (approve, calibrate, check, edit, overhaul, prove, review, revise, scan, verify), перевірка (absence, approof, assay, check, checkup, proof, review, revise, verification). (various references)

Welsh

archwilio (examine, explore), archwiliad (examination). (various references)

Zulu

ukuhlola (check, check up on, supervise, verify). (various references)

auditus. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "audit": auditable, audited, auditing, audition, auditioned, auditioning, auditions, auditive, auditives, auditor, auditoria, auditories, auditorily, auditorium, auditoriums, auditors, auditory, audits. (additional references)

Words ending with "audit": plaudit, preaudit. (additional references)

Words containing "audit": nonauditory, plaudits, preaudits, subaudition, subauditions, unaudited. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Audit" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: adbit, addit, adsit, aduit, aduti, advt, adzit, Aeddi, ahdaf, Aidit, ajdayt, andit, Arditi, Ardito, auda, audal, Audap, Audax, aude, audi, audin, audiot, audite, audith, Audix, Audo, Audrie, audy, aui, auid, auidity, auj, auldt, aurit, aurita, Ausi, Auti, Autif, autist, auxil, cudit, Daoudi, eduit, Faudi, Iuvdt, laudit, Maudit, Naudi, odit, oudit, Paudi, pudit, Saudita, Uadi, udit. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: adit, daut, dita, duit.

-2 letters: aid, ait, dit, dui, tad, tau, tui, uta.

-3 letters: ad, ai, at, id, it, ta, ti, ut.

+1 letter: audits, dautie, diquat, tuladi.

+2 letters: audient, audited, auditor, daturic, dauties, dauting, deutzia, diquats, dualist, duality, outlaid, plaudit, stadium, tuladis, unitard, viaduct.

+3 letters: altitude, antidrug, antiqued, aptitude, attitude, audacity, audients, auditing, audition, auditive, auditors, auditory, autacoid, autocoid, caducity, daubiest, daunting, deutzias, dianthus, dualists, ducktail, duration, durative, dutiable, eupatrid, fatigued, gaudiest, habitude, incudate, indurate, inundant, inundate, latitude, liquated, muriated, plaudits, preaudit, ruinated, sinuated, situated, stadiums, sudation, talmudic, unitards, updating, urinated, viaducts.