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Revision as of 11:16, 21 July 2020
See also: Audit
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin audītus, from audiō (“I hear”).
Pronunciation
Noun
audit (plural audits)
- A judicial examination.
- An examination in general.
- An independent review and examination of records and activities to assess the adequacy of system controls, to ensure compliance with established policies and operational procedures, and to recommend necessary changes in controls, policies, or procedures
- National Assembly audit
- The result of such an examination, or an account as adjusted by auditors; final account.
- c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
- Yet I can make my audit up.
- (Scientology) Spiritual counseling, which forms the core of Dianetics.
- 1978, William Warren Bartley, Werner Erhard: the Transformation of a Man: the Founding of est, New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., →ISBN, pages 146-47:
- [ Werner Erhard said:] I got a lot of benefit from auditing. It was the fastest and deepest way to handle situations that I had yet encountered.
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- (obsolete) A general receptacle or receiver.
- (Can we date this quote by Jeremy Taylor and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- It [a little brook] paid to its common audit no more than the revenues of a little cloud.
- (Can we date this quote by Jeremy Taylor and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- (obsolete) An audience; a hearing.
- 1649, J[ohn] Milton, chapter V, in ΕΙΚΟΝΟΚΛΆΣΤΗΣ [Eikonoklástēs] […], London: […] Matthew Simmons, […], →OCLC, page 49:
- With his Oriſons I meddle not, for hee appeals to a high Audit.
Derived terms
Translations
audience, hearing
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judicial examination
examination in general
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independent review
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result of such an examination
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Scientology: spiritual counseling
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- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
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Verb
audit (third-person singular simple present audits, present participle auditing, simple past and past participle audited)
- To examine and adjust (e.g. an account).
- to audit the accounts of a treasure, or of parties who have a suit depending in court
- (finance, business) To conduct an independent review and examination of system records and activities in order to test the adequacy and effectiveness of data security and data integrity procedures, to ensure compliance with established policy and operational procedures, and to recommend any necessary changes
- (Scientology) To counsel spiritually.
- 2011, Diane Saks, Overcoming Celebrity Obsession, page 225:
- In John's case, I suspect, when he lost Diana he went back to his Scientology church to be audited.
- To attend an academic class on a not-for-academic-credit basis.
- I audited an undergraduate Mandarin course, checked out text books from the library, and pestered every Chinese-speaking student in town to do language exchanges with me.[1]
Descendants
- → Spanish: auditar
Translations
to examine and adjust
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finance, business: to conduct an independent review and examination
Scientology: to counsel spiritually
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to attend an academic class on a not-for-academic-credit basis
Anagrams
Czech
Noun
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- audit (independent review and examination of records and activities)
Related terms
Further reading
French
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Contraction
audit
Etymology 2
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English
Pronunciation
Noun
audit m (plural audits)
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) audit
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