audit

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin audītus, from audiō (“to hear”). Sense of “examine” was because examinations were originally presented orally, and the examiner listened. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.dɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.dɪt/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.dɪt/ Rhymes: -ɔːdɪt Hyphenation: au‧dit === Noun === audit (plural audits) A judicial examination. An examination in general. An independent review and examination of records and activities to assess the adequacy of system controls, to ensure compliance with established policies and operational procedures, and to recommend necessary changes in controls, policies, or procedures The result of such an examination, or an account as adjusted by auditors; final account. (Scientology) Spiritual counseling, which forms the core of Dianetics. (obsolete) A general receptacle or receiver. , "A Funeral Sermon" It [a little brook] paid to its common audit no more than the revenues of a little cloud. (obsolete) An audience; a hearing. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: audyt ==== Translations ==== === Verb === audit (third-person singular simple present audits, present participle auditing, simple past and past participle audited) To examine and adjust (e.g. an account). (finance, business) To conduct an independent review and examination of system records and activities in order to test the adequacy and effectiveness of data security and data integrity procedures, to ensure compliance with established policy and operational procedures, and to recommend any necessary changes (Scientology) To counsel spiritually. To attend an academic class without the opportunity to receive academic credit. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Spanish: auditar ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === ditau == Catalan == === Participle === audit (feminine audida, masculine plural audits, feminine plural audides) past participle of audir == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈau̯dɪt] === Noun === audit m inan audit (independent review and examination of records and activities) provést audit ― to perform an audit zpráva z auditu ― audit report ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “audit”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) “audit”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995 == French == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /o.di/ ==== Contraction ==== audit contraction of à +‎ ledit ==== See also ==== lequel celui === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English audit. Doublet of ouï. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /o.dit/ ==== Noun ==== audit m (plural audits) audit == Indonesian == === Etymology === Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch audit, from Latin audītus, audiō (“to hear”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /aˈudit/ [aˈu.dɪt̪̚] Rhymes: -udit Syllabification: au‧dit === Noun === audit (plural audit-audit) audit ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “audit”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈau̯.dɪt] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaːu̯.dit] === Verb === audit third-person singular present active indicative of audiō == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English audit or French audit. === Noun === audit n (uncountable) audit ==== Declension ====