audit
noun
[ ˈɔːdɪt ]
• an official inspection of an organization's accounts, typically by an independent body.
• "audits can't be expected to detect every fraud"
audit
verb
• conduct an official financial inspection of (a company or its accounts).
• "unlimited companies must also have their accounts audited"
Similar:
inspect,
examine,
survey,
look over,
go over,
go through,
scrutinize,
probe,
vet,
investigate,
look into,
inquire into,
check,
check into,
assess,
appraise,
evaluate,
review,
analyse,
study,
pore over,
peruse,
sift,
dissect,
go over with a fine-tooth comb,
delve into,
dig into,
check out,
give something a/the once-over,
give something a going-over,
• attend (a class) informally, without working for credit.
• "he made use of the knowledge gleaned from economics classes he audited"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin auditus ‘hearing’, from audire ‘hear’, in medieval Latin auditus (compoti) ‘audit (of an account)’, an audit originally being presented orally.
