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   au·dit

   /ˈôdət/

   noun

   • 1. an official inspection of an individual's or organization's accounts, typically by an independent body: "audits can't be expected to detect every fraud"
   • ▪ a systematic review or assessment of something: "a complete audit of flora and fauna at the site"

   verb

   • 1. conduct an official financial examination of (an individual's or organization's accounts): "companies must have their accounts audited"
   • ▪ conduct a systematic review of: "auditing obstetrical and neonatal care"
   • 2. attend (a class) informally, not for academic credit: North American "he made use of the knowledge gleaned from economics classes he audited"

   Word 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.

   Derivatives

   • 1. auditability noun
   • 2. auditable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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