Audit

n.	1.	An audience; a hearing. He appeals to a high audit. - Milton.
	2.	An examination in general; a judicial examination.
	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. 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 an appendage to a cathedral, for the transaction of its business.
v. t.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Audited; p. pr. & vb. n. Auditing.]
v. i.	1.	To settle or adjust an account. Let Hocus audit; he knows how the money was disbursed. - Arbuthnot.

Noun	1.	audit - an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA Synonyms: audited account
	2.	audit - 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"
Verb	1.	audit - of accounts and tax returns; with the intent to verify Synonyms: scrutinise, scrutinize, inspect
	2.	audit - attend academic courses without getting credit

AUtomated Data Input Terminalaccountancy, accounting, analysis, auditing, balance, balance the books, bookkeeping, check, check and doublecheck, check out, check over, checkup, collate, confirm, control, corrective, cost accounting, cost system, cost-accounting system, cross-check, demonstrate, double-check, double-entry bookkeeping, inspect the books, inspection, inventory, investigation, monetary arithmetic, overhaul, perlustration, probe, prove, recheck, review, scan, scrutiny, single-entry bookkeeping, survey, take account of, take stock, test, triple-check, validate, verify, view

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