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Definition of AUDIT

Audit
Audit Au"dit, n. [L. auditus a hearing, fr. audire. See Audible, a.] 1. An audience; a hearing. [Obs.] He appeals to a high audit. --Milton. 2. An examination in general; a judicial examination. Note: Specifically: An examination of an account or of accounts, with the hearing of the parties concerned, by proper officers, or persons appointed for that purpose, who compare the charges with the vouchers, examine witnesses, and state the result. 3. The result of such an examination, or an account as adjusted by auditors; final account. Yet I can make my audit up. --Shak. 4. A general receptacle or receiver. [Obs.] It [a little brook] paid to its common audit no more than the revenues of a little cloud. --Jer. Taylor. Audit ale, a kind of ale, brewed at the English universities, orig. for the day of audit. Audit house, Audit room, an appendage to a cathedral, for the transaction of its business.
Audit
Audit Au"dit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Audited; p. pr. & vb. n. Auditing.] To examine and adjust, as an account or accounts; as, to audit the accounts of a treasure, or of parties who have a suit depending in court.
Audit
Audit Au"dit, v. i. To settle or adjust an account. Let Hocus audit; he knows how the money was disbursed. --Arbuthnot.

Meaning of AUDIT from wikipedia

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- Audit Commission can refer to: Audit Commission (Hong Kong), a current Hong Kong government agency Commission of Audit, a current Macao government agency...
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- An audit committee is a committee of an organisation's board of directors which is responsible for oversight of the financial reporting process, selection...
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- services to their clients. A significant majority of the audits of public companies, as well as many audits of private companies, are conducted by these four...