Antonyms for audit


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : aw-dit
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔ dɪt


Definition of audit

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin auditus "a hearing," past participle of audire "hear" (see audience). Official examination of accounts, which originally was an oral procedure.
  • noun inspection of financial records
  • verb inspect financial records
Example sentences :
  • She seemed to take charge, to adopt me with the house, to accept and audit and vouch for us.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • It is, of course, understood that this audit is strictly in confidence?
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • Audit the account, and do not let me give you a false statement of the debt.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • They tried to audit my accounts, and what do you think I did?
  • Extract from : « Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles Lever
  • You've come all the way from London on purpose to make that audit, have you?
  • Extract from : « The Lady of Lynn » by Walter Besant
  • So also would the audit of the Controller or Auditor-General.
  • Extract from : « Lord Randolph Churchill » by Winston Spencer Churchill
  • Of course, there was here the absence of everything like check or audit.
  • Extract from : « A History of Banks for Savings in Great Britain and Ireland » by William Lewins
  • Expenditure controlled by, under Exchequer and Audit Act , ii.
  • Extract from : « The Life of William Ewart Gladstone: Index » by John Morley
  • The tendency of both inspection and audit is to become perfunctory.
  • Extract from : « Letters from an Old Railway Official » by Charles DeLano Hine
  • And then there are rent-days, the audit and winding up of tradesmen's accounts.
  • Extract from : « Desperate Remedies » by Thomas Hardy

Synonyms for audit

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