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    au·dit
    [ˈôdət, ˈädət]
    noun
    audit (noun) · audits (plural 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
    audit (verb) · audits (third person present) · audited (past tense) · audited (past participle) · auditing (present participle)
    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. NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
      attend (a class) informally, not for academic credit:
      "he made use of the knowledge gleaned from economics classes he audited"
    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.
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    verb
    1. conduct an official financial examination of (an individual's or organization's accounts):
      inspect
      examine
      survey
      look over
      go over
      go through
      scrutinize
      probe
      vet
      investigate
      look into
      check
      check into
      assess
      appraise
      evaluate
      review
      analyze
      study
      peruse
      sift
      dissect
      check out
      inquire into
      pore over
      go over with a fine-tooth comb
      delve into
      dig into
      give something a/the once-over
      give something a going-over
    2. attend (a class) informally, not for academic credit:
      attend
      observe
      watch
      be present at
      be an observer at
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