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say it: AW-dit
audit is a noun and verb meaning "an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA". It is pronounced /ˈɔdɪt/ — AW-dit. It carries 4 recorded senses.
an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA
a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation
“he made an audit of all the plants on his property”
“an energy efficiency audit”
“an email log audit”
examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
“audit accounts and tax returns”
attend academic courses without getting credit
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for audit come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.