audit

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Synonyms: audio, adit, audie, audi, audet, audix, audia, audist, maudit, udit, judit

Antonyms: audio, adit, audie, audi, audet, audix, audia, audist, maudit, udit, judit

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A [[judicial]] [[examination]].
2. An examination in general.
3. 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
4. The result of such an examination, or an account as adjusted by auditors; final account.
5. {{lb|en|Scientology}} Spiritual counseling, which forms the core of [[Dianetics]].
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A general [[receptacle]] or [[receiver]].
7. {{lb|en|obsolete}} An [[audience]]; a [[hearing]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[examine]] and [[adjust]] (e.g. an [[account]]).
2. {{lb|en|finance|business|transitive}} 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
3. {{lb|en|Scientology|transitive}} To [[counsel]] [[spiritual]]ly.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[attend]] an [[academic]] [[class]] without the [[opportunity]] to [[receive]] [[academic]] [[credit]].

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