audit
audit
noun
/ˈɔːdɪt/
countable, uncountable
1 an official examination of business and financial records to see that they are true and correct
an annual audit
a tax audit
preparing the accounts for audit
TOPICS Money C1
TOPICS Business C1
2 an official examination of the quality or standard of something
an environmental audit
SEE ALSO green audit
TOPICS Business C1
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.