| Audit 1. (n.) An audience; a hearing. 2. (n.) An examination in general; a judicial examination. 3. (n.) The result of such an examination, or an account as adjusted by auditors; final account. 4. (n.) A general receptacle or receiver. 5. (v. t.) 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. 6. (v. i.) To settle or adjust an account. Thesaurus Entries accountancy, 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 |