- an official examination of business and financial records to see that they are true and correct
- an annual audit
- a tax audit
- preparing the accounts for audit
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- an official examination of the quality or standard of something
- an environmental audit
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin auditus ‘hearing’, from audire ‘hear’, in medieval Latin auditus (compoti) ‘audit (of an account)’, an audit originally being presented orally.
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