AUDIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does audit mean?
• AUDIT (noun)
The noun AUDIT has 2 senses:
1. an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA
2. a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation
Familiarity information: AUDIT used as a noun is rare.
• AUDIT (verb)
The verb AUDIT has 2 senses:
1. examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
2. attend academic courses without getting credit
Familiarity information: AUDIT used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• AUDIT (noun)
Meaning:
An inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
audit; audited account
Hypernyms ("audit" is a kind of...):
accounting; accounting system; method of accounting (a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts)
Meronyms (parts of "audit"):
bottom line (the last line in an audit; the line that shows profit or loss)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "audit"):
financial audit (an attestation that the client's financial statement is accurate)
limited audit (an audit of limited scope (limited in time span or confined to particular accounts etc.))
Meaning:
A methodical examination or review of a condition or situation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context examples:
he made an audit of all the plants on his property / an energy efficiency audit / an email log audit
Hypernyms ("audit" is a kind of...):
examination; scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))
• AUDIT (verb)
Meaning:
Examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
audit; scrutinise; scrutinize; inspect
Context example:
audit accounts and tax returns
Hypernyms (to "audit" is one way to...):
analyse; analyze; canvas; canvass; examine; study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Attend academic courses without getting credit
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "audit" is one way to...):
learn; read; study; take (be a student of a certain subject)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
